Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-09-07
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Full Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sTapr 10
PROVISIONS.
An ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

Thu People OF the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
acs ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed at pubic eA-
psnse, as hereinafter provided. Ans
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery Of the same 70 tne eiec-
zion officers, as provided for 10 tnis Aes,
shall be . county charge, the aymen oi
which shall be provided Tor IN tne ssne
manner AZ the payment OF other county
,xpenses. and in case Of separate elections
for oity. town or distrist o~ficers, the print
Ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
ins,ruction shall be charged upon the city.
town or district In which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment oil otner ci'y'
county or district expenses.
SEo. a. Any convention, AZ hereinsitef
efined. held for the purpose OF mskins
nominations for public ONCE, ana also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
Hed. may nominate candidates for puolic
offices. 10 be hlled BY election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is 40 organized assem- Of
delegates representing 9 political party,
which, a. the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, poiled ~
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.
convention shall be certified - follows:
"a -.-.sa~.s. - a.rnsnattnn Whfe1 mm4f
be In writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an oficer
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 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public ofica
may be nominated other wise than by Q
~onvention in the name following: A
ertiicate OF nomination containing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for in sec
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district OF
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal in number to 81
least three per cent Of the entire vote casi
al the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unlesi
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, bui
each signer shall add 10 his signature his
place OF residence. One Of the signers ol
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to thu
best of his knowledge and belief. and . Ger
tihcate OF such oath shall be annexed
such certificate Of nomination shall hav.
the same effect IS a certificate of nomina
ton made by o party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination o.
candidates for offices TO be voted for b!
the electors OF the entire State, shall b
filed with the Secretary of State. Cert
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with tn
clerks Of the respective counties wherein
district embraces more than m county
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CLERK OF each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than ont
candidate for each Office to be filled. Nc
person shall Join In nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office tt
be filed, aud no person who has voted IL
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 ofdce, and M
person shall accept . nomination 10 more
than one office.
SKo.7 Certificates OF nomination re
CURED to be fled with the Secretary o.
State shall NOT be filed more than sixt,
days nor less than forty days before thu
day Of election when the nomination il
made by Q convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less han thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should Q vacancy occul
from any cause In the list Of nominees fol
o ofice, such vacancy may be filled at AMI
time before the day Of election by the con
vention, or by . committee 70 which Nh
convention has delegated the power h
all 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 petitioner
shall make and fle with the proper Office
certificate. setting forth the name Of tn
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, thl
office for which lie is nominated. the nam
Of the person for whom the new nominee i
il 10 be substituted, and such further infor
nation a. Is required to be given in al
original certificate OF nomin alton. Whel
such certificate is filed, the officer will
whom il ia filed shall substitute the name
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 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 be is nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days befor'
an election to fill any public Office Or Of
dces, the County Clerk shall cause to b.
published all the nominations certified Il
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
In the county. Wnen no newspaper II
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting . oopy OF TIT
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.
SEQ. 10. Whena proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques'
tion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 70 the several County Clerks. and 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
every election for public officers, in
which any voters within the county parti-