Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-09-14
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND Study 10
PROVISIONS.
rairj aud Clean elections In 'h'
rusure if the Law Is observed

lADDTONtu M1Eon ~
The People Of the State oil Nevaus' IVY
ra.an.ed In Senate and Assembly, do en-
scs as follows:
sxcrrox 1. All ballots cast in elections
Or nnhlio officers within this State shall
ne prin,ed aud distributed at pubic eA-
nsnse. a. hereinafter provided. Inc
nrintiug Of general tickets aud cards OF
iastruction for the electors Of each q
and the delivery OF the same 10 the eiee-
tIou officers, as provided for IN THIS ACT,
sbaIl be a county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF otner county
q and in case OF separate eiections
fo, citv. town or district officers, the print
ing ana delivery Of tickets and CARDS OF
ins,rnction shall be charged upon the city,
sowa or district in which said tickets o
cards are TO be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the pay ment OF other CITY
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Any convention, as nereinaiseI
efined, held for the purpose OF msAins
nominations for public ONCE sna aiso
electors to tho number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates LOT puDilc
offices, 10 be filed BY election WITHIN we
State. A convention within the meanins
Of this Act Is en- organized Assem- olsge OF
dalega,es representing q political party,
which. al the last election, before the
holding of such convention, polled as
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
In the State, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
< g.. All nominations made by such
con vention shall be certified As follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he Ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle when
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed BY the Chairman aud Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized TO administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SIC. 4. A candidate for public Office
NAV be nominated wise than by q
convention in the manner following: A
ertifcate Of nomination containing tht
nAua Vi bud CIuaAA1to v W
with the other information required TO be
given in the certificate provided for in sec
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district oil
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal in number to o.
least three per cent OF the entire vote cas-
al the last preceding election in the State
district or political division for which tn,
nomination is to be made; provided, thai
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signaturei
need not all be appended to one paper, Blu
each signer shall add to his signature hi
place Of residence. One OF the signers o
each such certificate shall swear that th'
statements therein made are true to tn
best Of his knowledge and belief, n d Ger
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate Of nomination shall hay'
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina
ton made by . party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination o
candidates for offices TO be voted for b.
the electors OF the entire State, shall b
fled with the Secretary OF State. Certi
fcates Of nomination OF candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with tn
Clerks Of the respective counties whereii
the officers are 10 be voted for, and wher
district embraces more than one county
such certificates shall be filed with tn
Clerk OF each OF said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than on
candidate for each office TO be filled. N
person shall Join in nominating. unde
the provision Of Section 4 of this Aci
more than one nominee for each office t
be filled, and no person who has voted Il
convention, either in person or by proxy
for or against q candidate for any Office
shall Join In nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that office, and d
person shall accept Q nomination 70 NOR
than one Office.
sKo.7 Z. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be fled with the Secretary Q
State shall not be filed more than sixt
days nor less than forty days before th
day OF election when the nomination !
made by Q convention, and not more thai
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions Of sectiol
four OF this Act. Should Q vacancy occu
from any cause in the list Of nominees TO
any office. such vacancy may be filled at an,
time before the day OF election by the con
vention, or by q committee TO which tn
convention has delegated the power :
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provide
in section four Of this Act. The CHAIR
mar and Secretary Of the convention, o
Of such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
certificate, setting forth the name Of tn
person nominated to fill such vacancy, tn
office for which he is nominated, the nam
OF the person for whom the new nominee i
Ia 10 be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in al
original certificate OF nomination. Whel
such certificate Is filed, the officer wit
whom 1t is filed shall substitute the name o
the person therein for the original nom
nee, by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi
tuted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election 10 fill any public ofic'
the Secretary OF State shall certify to tn
County CLERK OF each county within tn
State the name Of each person, and tn
name OF the Office for which he Is nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less thar ten days befor
an election to fill any public Office or OF
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to b.
published all the nominations certified Il
or filed with him. Said nominations shsl
Dc puDAAchUu AZ ho"efobok PtAutS1 ~
in the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF tht
ballot in Q public place in each election
precinct within the county, one Of which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. at least W publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
Of which shall appear In the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment on other ques-
tion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same TO the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for in section Q Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers, in
which any voters within the county parti-
~fnafa- and To cause 10 be printed In the