Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-09-21
AUSTRALIAN BlLLOl'
rull Text Of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sraof IT'S
PROVISIONS
Fair. aud Clean Elections J" 'As
Failure ~ h Law fs observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AN ACI hELAAA'N
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1911
IT. psopIe Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act ss follows:
srorrox 1. All ballots cast in elections
a. n,b,ic off cers within this State shail
ns nrin;ed and distributed at public ex-
nsnse. AZ hereinafter provided. The
ppripting Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same TO the eiec-
tion officers, 81 provided for In tnis Aet.
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided Tor In tne saMe
m.naar =. the PAYMENT Of other county
,xpeuses. and 10 case Of separate elections
Tor CITY, ,own or districtoficers, the print
iao ana delivery OF tickets and cards Of
i,s.rnctiou shall be charged upon the city,
tosn or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the came
manner a. the pay ment Of other city,
county or district expenses.
ssc. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ONCE, ana also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
aed. may nominate candidates for public
offices. 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act IL an organized sssemblage OF
delegates representing q political party
which, At the last election, before the
holding OF sach convention, polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
In the State, county, district or other poilt-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shalt 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 Is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
snoh convention represents. II shall be
signed By the Chair man 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 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
sEo. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than by a
onyention in the manner following: A
ertifcste Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given 10 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
to 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
nomination ia 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 tho
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge aud belief, and GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina-
ton made by = 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-
fcates OF nomination of candidates for all
other public ofioes shall be filed with the
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
Tue OIuceIs arc W 10 WI oda WhV4o
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 9. 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 A Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed, and no person who has voted In
aconvention, 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 9 nomination 10 more
than n office.
SECT. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary oil
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when 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 & 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-
vention, or by a committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
I'LL vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
in section Tour 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
certificate, setting forth the name Of the
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which lie IL nominated, the name
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 an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom II 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 su 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 be is nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.s
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 fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in Q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper is
prin ted within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting a copy Of the
ballot in . 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
iug in newspapers, at 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. Whena proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the