Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-03-21
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text Of Hevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srspY ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Injections in she
vusure if the Law Is Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AN ACT LATIN ~ ELECllONo
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
[Approvsd March Is, 1884,
The People Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast In elections
or public officers within this State shall
De printed aud distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
Instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same to the cleo
tion officers. as provided for In this Act.
shall be Q county charge. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
maune a. the payment Of other county
expenses, and ia case Of separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards Of
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
tow or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment of
which shall be provided for in the same
name a. the payment OF other city.
bounty or district expenses.
SEC. q. Any convention. a. hereinafter
edned, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office. and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 70 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing Q political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding Of such convention polled at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ioal division, for which the nomination il
made.
SEC. 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
each person nominated, his residence and
ofice for which he is nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. II shall be
signed BY the Chairman and Secretary of
suoh 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 certifo cate 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 otherwise than by q
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifca:e 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
lion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented. equal Ia number to ct
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 ell be appended to I'M paper. but
each signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One of the signers Of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief. snda GER
tincate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Suoh certificate Of nomination shAll have
the same effect as 9 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-
dcates 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, md where
Q district embraces more thar one county,
such certificates shall be fled with the
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 filed. 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
. convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any ofice,
shall join In nominating. In any manner
any other nominee for that ofice, q no
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than n Office.
&c. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be dled 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 Q convention, and mot 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 filed 81 any
time before the day Of election by the CON-
vention. or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegated che power TO
all vacancies, or by petitions. IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention. or
OF such committee, or suoh petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
. certificate, setting forth the name Of the
person nominated TO fll such vacancy, the
office for which lie is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee 10
IL TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation ~ 10 required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom IL IL filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi-
nee. by printing, II 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 ill 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 he IL nomin-
ated. ~ specified in the certifcate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published ell the nominations certified to
or fled With him. Said nominations shall
be published In Q 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 In . public place in each election
precinct within the county. o OF which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. atleast two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall sppear In the last regular
issue Of such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When . proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ion ID TO be submitted for popular vote.
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