Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-04-27
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text Of Mevada's New
Election Law.
voJlas SHOULD READ AND sIsof IIs
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Elections In the
rsture II the Law Is observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AEkAgH
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act ss follows.
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed 81 public ex-
pence. As hereinafter provided. me
priasing OF general tickets and cards Oh
instrnction for the electors Of each county,
AMI the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
tion officers, a. provided for in abs Act.
shall be 9 county charge. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In The same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiections
for city, town or districtofdcers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards OF
~inssruction shall be charged upon me Guy,
tosn or district in which said tickets Ano
cards are 10 be used, the payment Of
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the pay OF other eitJ,
county or district expenses.
SEc. 2. Any convention, a. hereinafter
edned, hsld for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ONCE, and also
electors 10 tho number hsreinsfter speei-
fed. may nominate candidates Tor pubic
Offices, 10 be filed By election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act IL sn organized sssenblsge OF
delegates representing 9 political party,
which, at the last elecsion, before the
holding Of such convention, polled ss
lesst three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poIt-
icAl division, for which the nomination -
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made By such
con anton shall be certified - follows:
nL---s-9a.s- - .on IN tim WhfQh muat
BE- 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
eaeh person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he Ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. II shall be
signed By the Chairman and Secretary Of
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures thsir respective places OF resi-
dence, aud make oath before an ofhcer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
trqe to the best Of thsir knowledge and
belief, and q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
gEo. 4. A candidate for public ofica
may b. nominated other wise than by 3
convention in the name following: a
ertifcate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
Win tut ObucI tu4yA 4tAO1 AC44AttA W Ot
given in the certificate provided for In Sec
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed By
~elsctors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
to be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
al the last preceding election in the State,
districe or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not sill 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 bis knowledge and belief, and GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate OF nomina-
ton made By q party convention.
SEC. 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. Certi-
icates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public ofic shall be filed with the
clerks OF the res pective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
u 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 Office to
be filled, and no person who has voted In
aconvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against 9 candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept a nomination 70 more
than one Office.
SEQ. 7. 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 whom the nomination ia
made by q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
Is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should Q 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
hll vacancies. or by petitions, as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair.
man and Secretary Of the convention, OF
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
Office for which he Is nominated. the mans
of the person for whom the new nominee il
Is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in al
original certificate OF nomina alton. When
...I no~kfHnaka Il GfaH fha oataar Dtkl
whom 1t Is filed shall substitute the name oil
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 thar twenty-five days
before an election 10 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 is nomin'
ated, as specified in the certificate oil
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. 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 filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ia
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
ballot in 3 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. 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-
ton 10 10 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 az
provided for in section 0 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