Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-03-14
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An ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AN 70 MORE FULLY SECURE
raF SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
aAxprsvsd March Is. 1884,
The rsapls q The State Of Nevada. rep
~aas.s ss in senate aud Assembly, do en-
al - fellows:
SrrrxaS 1. AL ballots cast in elections
az r.Ale oeieers within this State shall
ma --ansea and distributed 1t public ex-
nsnxA - hereinafter provided. The
rraprux Of general tickets aud cards Of
snssrasnsn for the electors OF each county,
kaa tie delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ssoa ofscers. a. provided for In this Act.
sA.ll Be . county charge. the payment OF
vhicA shall be provided for in the same
-.uuer A. the payment OF other county
,xpsusss, and in case OF separate elections
Tor city, town or district o officers. the print
ing ana delivery Of tickets and cards OF
~iussruction shall be charged upon the city,
Tom or district in which said tickets aud
esrds are 70 be used. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
m.nnera AZ the pay ment Of other city,
oSunty or district expenses.
sxc. q. ANY convention, az hereinafter
eened, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public Office, and 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 is an organized emblsge OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, at 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-
icsi division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. g.. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate of nomination., which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
office for which he 10 nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed BY the Chairman aud 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 certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherw wise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifoate Of nomination containing tho
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other Information required to be
given in the certificate provided for in 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 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
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best of his knowledge and belief. n d q cer-
tifoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination hall havo
the same effect % Q certificate OF nomina.
ton 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
dled with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
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, aud where
. district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be fled with the
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each office to be filed. No
no..>- .kaII fNfA - ~ADn0 nndAr
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
a~convention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any office,
shall join In nominating. In any manner
any other nominee for that ofdce, and no
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than office.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary OF
State shall mot be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is
made by Q 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 filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or By . committee 10 which the
convention has delegated the power to
In section four 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
Q certificate, setting forth the name OF the
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
ofioe for which he 10 nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
IL 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % Is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomina alton. When
suoh 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.
SEQ. 8. Not less Than twenty-five days
before an 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 ONCE for which he is nomin-
ated, Is specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
81 election to fill any public office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or died with him. Said nominations shall
be published in . Newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
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. n of which
copies shall be posted ct the courthouse
door. When publication Is made by print
ing in newspapers. atleastt 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-
ion IL 10 be submitted for popular. vote.
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