Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-03-28
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
rull Text Of Nevada's New
Injection Law.
o,ras SHOULD READ AND Study ITS
PROVISIONS.
-. aud Clear Elections I'm the
..,.re n she Law is Observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELEollonS
aNp TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved Marchis. 1891.
The People Of the State OF Nevsda rep
ra.ensed in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ~ follows:
srcr,ox /. All ballots cast in elections
n,hl;o officers within this State shall
~ 4 led and distributed at public ex-
rsnsa A hereinafter provided. Inc
nnS;c,ina Of general tickets and cards oil
p.s.rcs;on for the electors Of each county,
"a shs delivery Of the same to the cleo
saon oeicsrs. as provided for in this Act,
sh.Il he : county charge, the payment oil
whioh shsll be provided for In the same
,ssnnsr e. the payment Of other county
srnenses. and in case OF separate elections
lar oity. Town or district officers, the PRINT.
ING and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
i~nssruc,ion shall be charged upon the city,
tovn or district in which SAID tickets ana
osrds are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the SAINT
manner a. the payment Oh other city
county or district expenses.
sxc. q. Any convention. a. hereinafter
e6ned, held for the purpose OF making
nominstions for public office, and also
~aIactors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
6sd' NAV nominate candidates for public
ofsces. 10 be filed BY election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
81 this Act is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing . political party,
which. al the last election, before the
holding Of suoh convention, polled at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
10 the State. county, district or other polit-
icsl division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified % follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
hs in writing. shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
ONCE for which he is nominated. n 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 their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath befoSe an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certifi cate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated wise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifoate OF nomination containing The
name Of the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
tion 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 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
bach signer shall add to his signature his
place OF residence. One Of the signers oil
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief. and a GER
tihcAte OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect % q certificate OF nomina'
tion made by . party convention.
SEQ. s. 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
hcates OF nomination Of candidates for al
other public Offices shall be iled with the
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the ofdoers are 10 be voted Tor, and where
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be fled with the
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate oil nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each office to be filed. Nc
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each office tc
be filed, and NO person who has voted In
aoonvention, either In person or BY proxy
for or against . candidate for any office
shall join In nominating. in any hammer
any other nominee for that ofice, and nc
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than one ofios.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re
CURED to be fled with the Secretary ol
State shall not be flsd more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before ths
day Of election when the nomination II
made BY 9 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 . vacancy occuI
from any cause in the list Of nominees fol
q office, such vacancy may be filled At any
time before the day Of election By the con
vention, or BY . COMMITTEES 70 which she
convention has delegated the power te
all vacancies, or by petitions, - provided
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man aud Secretary Of the convention, oil
Of such committee, or such pstitioneri
shall make and file with the proper Officer
certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nomiusted to fill such vacancy, the
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of the person for whom the new nominee il
il 10 be substituted, and such further infor'
nation q Is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomin ation. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom IL il fled shall substitute the name oil
the person therein for the original nomi'
nee. by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thu substi-
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than 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
Stats the name Of each person, and the
name Of the office for which he is nomin-
ated, - specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. O.. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public office or Of
Goes, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or 6led 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 . copy OF the
ballot 10 . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted ~ the court-house
door. When publication is made by print
Jog in newspapers. stleAst 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 q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-