Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-09
Fail Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
yoJrss SHOULD READ AND srSOY IT'S
PROVISIONS.
Fair and Clean Elections ." '"e
rusure if h Law Is Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
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OT pnDllC Objects Witittu tnho
De printed aud distributed at pubic ex-
ponse, IS hereinafter provided. me
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
i~nstruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same to the cleo
tion officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment oil other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiectlohs
for city. town or district o iii cers, the print-
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
i~ustruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets aho
cards are TO be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment oil other CITY,
county or district expenses.
Sko. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
siued, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
6ed. may nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed by election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
of this ACT is an organized assem- blage Oh
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the state, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEQ. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified as follows
Tho certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the namo OF
each person nominated, his residence and
office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add tc 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 beet OF their knowledge and
belief. aud a certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed to said certificate OF
nomination.
sEc. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
convention in the manner following: A
ertidoate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
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 or
political division for which candidates are
to be presented. equal in number to a.
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at tho last proceeding election in the State.
district or political division for which the
n%omination ia TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed 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
zach such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
bast OF his knowledge and belief, and a cer-
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect IS a certificate OF nomina-
ton made BY u 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-
dcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF ths respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each office to be filed. No
person shall join in nominating, under
the provision Of Section 4 OF this Act.
more than one nominee for each ONCE to
be filed. aud nc person who has voted In
s~convention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any Office,
shall Join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept q nomination TO more
than one Office.
SEo.7 Z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination IL
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 9 vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, or
OF such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
9 certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which he is nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
is 70 Dc buustttuteu,d anu rucu iurtutf iulof-
nation as is required TO be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
such certificate Ia filed, the officer with
whom 1t 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 the
County Clerk OF each county within the
State the name OF each person, and the
name OF the office for which he Ia nomin-
ated. as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or Hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
ballot in q public place in each election
precinct -ithin the county. one Of which
copies snail be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspspers. al 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-
lion is TO be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. aud said
County Clerks shall publish the same az
provided for In section Q OF this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty of the
County Clerk to provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers. In
which any voters within the county parti-
cipate, and to cause to be printed in the
ballots prescribed herein. the name Of each |
aud every candidate whose name has been
certified 10. or filed with him. as provided in
this Act. Ballots other than those printed.