Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-03-07
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
ruli Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
vorras SHOULD Read AND srsur ITS
PROVISIONS.
r.sr aud Ciean Eiecsions In the
r.sure if the Law r. Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
ANN TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act o. follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed at public ex-
psnse, % hereinafter provided. The
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
iassrucsion for the electors Of bach county,
ana the delivery OF the same to the cleo
siou officers, IS provided for in this Act,
shall be Q county charge, the payment OF
vbioh shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment Of other county
sxpeuses, and in case Of separate elections
Tor oity. town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards Of
tnstructior shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the pay ment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEQ. q. Any convention. as hereinafter
e6ned. held for the purpose Of making
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electors 70 the number hereinafter speci-
6sd. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 70 be filled by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this ACT is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing . 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-
icai division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. 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, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL 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 before an officer
authorized TO administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge aud
belief, aud 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
invention 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
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 hall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add to his signature his
piace 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. anda GER
tiicate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect % q certificate OF nomins-
tion 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
fled with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
dcates OF nomination Of candidates for ell
other public ofio shalt be fled with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county.
suoh certificates shall be filed 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 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 filled, 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 manner,
any other nominee for that Office, and no
person shall accept . nomination TO more
than one Office.
GEc.7 7. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be hled with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination fs
made BY . convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
ths day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions Of section
four Of this Act. Should . Vacancy OCCUR
from any cause 10 the list Of nominees for
any Office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by . committee TO which tbs
convention has delegated the power TO
ill vacancies, or by petitions. e. provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man aud Secretary Of the convention, or
Of such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and file 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 Is
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation ~ 10 required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Ia filed, the officer with
whom 1t Ia 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 subssi-
tuted.
SEC. 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 ofioe for which be is nomin-
ased, as specified in the certificate Of
nomination fled with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election 10 fll any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published ell 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 10 . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication ia made by print
ing 10 newspapers. atleAsttw publications
~ such newspapers shall be required, one
81 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 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
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