Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-30
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Wevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sIaoY ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Elections In 'he
rusure if che Law Is Observed
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AN ALL hhLAAAN0 ~
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
[Approvsd March IS, 1871
The People Of the State OF Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION L. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state snsii
ne printed and distributed at pubic ex-
psnse, as 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
sion officers, IS provided for in this Act,
shall be 9 county charge. the payment OF
which hall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print.
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
ins,ruotion shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other city
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
It.. electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed. 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- olage OF
delegates representing q political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, poiied o.
least three per cent OF the entire VOC cast
In the State, county, district or other pollt-
ioaI division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEQ. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
esch person nominated, his residence and
office for which he is nominated, and shaii
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. 10 shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places oil real
dence, and make oath before an ofhcer
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. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
onvention in the manner following: A
ertihcate 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
tion three of this Act, shall be- signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
~ 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 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 siguer shall add to his signature his
place OF residence. One of the signers of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein mad are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief, anda cer-
tihcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as 3 certificate of nomina-
ton made by 9 party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices to be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary of State. Oerti-
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be fled with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with thC
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than on
candidate for each office to be filed. Nc
person shall Join 10 nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each once y
be flled, and no person who has voted II
a~convention, 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 nj
person shall accept . nomination 10 more
than one office.
SECT Certificates Of nomination re
quirsd to be fled with the Secretary O.
State shall not be filed more than sixt,
days nor less than forty days before th'
day OF election when the nomination II
made by Q convention, and not more thar
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 vacancy occul
from any cause in the list Of nominees FOL
any Office, such vacancy may be filled al an!
time before the day Of election by the con
~vention, or by Q committee to which thu
convention has delegated the power Il
ill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, O.
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
certificate. setting forth the nsme OF tn
person nominated TO fill u vacancy. tn
office for which he is nominated. the nam
Of the person for whom the new nominee i
is TO be substituted, and such further infor
nation Is is required to be given in Al
original certificate Of nomin alton. Wbel
such certificate is filed, the officer will
whom Ii ia filed shall substitute the name 0
the person therein for the original nom
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 to 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 ofic e for which he 10 nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days befor,
an election to fill any public Office or OF
fees, 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. When no newspaper il
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting a COPY OF th,
ballot in q 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 ne 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. When a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques'
tion is to be submitted for popular vote.
Abe Secretary OF State shall certify the
a.ma N tha several Comfy Clerks. and said