Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-18
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
yurtas SHOULD READ AND sTaDr IT'S
PROVISIONS.
rair. and Clean Elections I'm she
Future if h Law Is Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.


THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
[Approvsd March 10, 1891
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
sEcrIos 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed OF public ex-
psnse, as hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
tion officers, 90 provided for In this Act.
shall be . county charge. the payment OF
which shall 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 aud cards OF
instruction 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 10 the same
manner as the payment OF other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEo. a. Any convention, 90 hereinafter
edued, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public office, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
~ NAV nominate candidates for public
o0isss. 10 be filed by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act IL an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled ct
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination ID
made.
ssc. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall bs certified as follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be In writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
o1ioe for which he Is nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before m officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherw wise han by a
onvention in the manner following: A
ersifcate 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
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 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 signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
zach such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief. anda GER
tifcate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
sion made by Q party convention.
SEQ. S. Certificates OF nomination of
candidates for offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
nled with the Secretary of State. Oerti-
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
Q district embraces more than one county,
sueh certificates shall be filed with tho
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. 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 4 Of this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. and no person who has voted In
soonvention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against q candidate for any office,
shall Join In nominating. In any name
any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept . nomination TO more
than one ofice.
Scot. Certificates Of nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary Of
State shall NOT be fled more than sixty
days nor less than forty days. before the
day OF election when the nomination is
made by . convention, and not more than
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 OCCUR
from any cause In the list Of nominees for
any Office. such vacancy may be Allied at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
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convention has delegated the power to
Ill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention. or
OF such committee, or such petitioners
shall make n fie 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 name
Of the person for whom the new nominee il
is TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation ~ 10 required to be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
suoh certificate Is filed. the officer with
whom 1t Is fled 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.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election 10 fill any public ONCE
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 ofic for which he is nomin-
ated, a. specified in the certificate OF
nomination fled 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 dled 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 at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
Jog in newspapers. 3 tieast two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
Of which shall appear In the last regular
issue OF such pspek before election day.
SEC. 10. When : proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lou 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
She Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 70 the several County Clerks. and said