Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-08

AN AOl AEEhAANN
AND 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-
sot a. follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
ar public oficsrs within this State shall
, ma prip,ed and distributed at public ex-
psnse. a. hereinafter provided. The
nrinting OF general tickets and cards Of
iastruotion for the electors Of each county,
Ana the delivery Of the same to the cleo
tion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be . county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
amer a. 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 and cards OF
tossrnotion shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets n
cards are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner ~ the pay OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEc. 2. Any convention. as hereinafter
eiped, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office, and alec
eleotors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed. NAV nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be flled by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Is an organized sssemblage 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 is
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 tho Chair man and Secretary Of
such convention, who shall d 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
r d TO the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud . certificate of the said oath
shall be annexed to said certificate Of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by a
invention in the manner following: A
ertifcste Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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
al the last preceding election in the Stats,
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
eaoh such certificate hall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge and belief. anda GER
tifoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as 3 certificate of nomina.
ton 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
filed with the Secretary of State. Certi-
icates OF nomination CT candidates for all
other public Offices shall be died with the
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the officers are to be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each Of said counties.
SEC. 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
aconvention, 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 10 more
than one Office.
SEo.7 2. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled 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 is
made by . convention. and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
10 made under the provisions OF section
Tour Of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause In the list Of nominees for
n office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegs.ed the power to
I'LL vacancies, or by petitions. as provided
in section four Of tbs Act. The CHAIR
man aud Secretary of the convention, or
OF such committee, or such petitioners
shall make and fle 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
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nation Is Ia required 20 be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
such certificate Is filed. the officer with
whom ID Is filed hall 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.
SEC. 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
State the name OF each person. and the
name OF the office for which he is nomin-
sted, as specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SFc. o. Not less han ten days before
an election TO fill any public office or Of
6ces, the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
published all the nominations certified to
or 6led with him. Said nominations shall
be published in 9 newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
sts!, DO made by posting 9 copy OF the
ballot In . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted 81 the court-house
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 a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ion is TO be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
aara N the zeverAl Comfy Clerks, and said