Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-23

AN ALL hELAlAN0 ~
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved MarOh1s. 1911
The People Of the State Of Nessda' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act a. follows:
SECTION 1. All bsi.5.s sast IN eiecions
or public officers within this state shaii
ne printed and distributed 81 pubic ex-
psnse, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and csrds Oh
Instruction for the electors OF each county
Ana the delivery OF the same to the cleo
tlon officers, a. provided for in this Act.
shall be Q county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
hammer az the payment oil other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards Of
instruction shall be charged upon Inc oily,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the same
as the payment OF other CITY,
oer..y or district expenses.
SEC. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ONCE, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
6ed. NAV nominate candidates for public
offices. 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polied a.
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poiit-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate of nomination, which must
be 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
ofdce for which he is nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and mako oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certi cate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
mAT U6 uOualutt04 OhAcA WAoo A-a
~onyention in the manner following: A
ertiicate OF nomination containing tho
name Of the candidate to be nominated,
with the other Information required TO be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nominstion is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place Of residence. One Of the signers Of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief, and a GER
tihcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina-
ton made by Q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State. shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
hcstes OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county,
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each office to be filled. No
person shall Join In nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act,
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be filed, and no person who has voted In
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 nc
person shall accept . nomination 10 more
than one Office.
SKo.7 z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary oi
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination Ii
made by Q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. should Q acancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees fol
any office, such vacancy may be filled al am
time before the day Of election by the con
y6Qblout Ok Dy = COm W WhAoa ta-
convention has delegated the power &c
all vacancies. or by petitions, as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man aud Secretary OF the conven ton, oil
OF such committee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper Officer
certificate, setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
ofice for which he Is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee i.
Is TO be substituted, aud such further infor
nation a. 10 required to be given in ar
original certificate Of nomination Wher
such certificate ia filed, the officer with
whom it is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election TO fill any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify to tbs
County Clerk Of each county within the
State the nam Of each person. and the
name Of the Office for which he is nomin'
ated, as specified in the certificate Of
nomination fled with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public office or OF.
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or 6led with him. Said nominations shall
be published In q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper ia
prin ted within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
ballot in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. al least two 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 or other ques-
zion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the