White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-03
DIRECT PRIMARY
LAW PROVISIONS
CONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED
WITH IN NEVADA'S NEW
METHOD OF NOMINATING
STATE, COUNTY AND PRE-
CINCT OFFICERS.

Under the Direct Primary Law, 1t
becomes the duty of the Secretary
of State to prepare and transmit to
each County Clerk a notice In writ
ing designating the Offices for which
candidates are to be nominated at
the primary election. This notice
must be prepared and transmitted
not later than July 6. Within ten
days after receipt of such notice, the
County Clerk shall publish so much
thereof as may be applicable to his
county, once in each week for six
successive weeks, in not more than
two newspapers published in the
county. The primary election takes
place September s. All candidates
must file their nomination papers.
not later than August g.. The statute
prescribes the form of nomination
papers, which must be substantially
followed, further, such nomination
papers must be signed and verified
before an officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths. No person is allow
ed to sign more than one nomination
paper for the same office, also all
persons signing such nomination
papers must add thereto their oc-
cupation and residence with street
number, If any exist, If not, then
such a description of the place of res
idence as will enable the location to
be readily a%scertained; the date of
signature should also be added. The
nomination papers prior to their fl
ing must be fastened together then
they may be filed in the Office of the
County Clerk. 1t then becomes the
duty of the County Clerk to examine
all such nomination papers, and he
shall disregard any name appearing
on such nomination papers which is
not on the registry list of the voters
of the county. He then attaches a
certificate to such nomination papers
reciting that he has examined the
same, and stating the number of
James signed thereto which appear
upon the register. All nomination
papers pertaining to State Senators,
and Assemblymen, and to the nomi-
nation of candidates to be voted for
in more than one county, shall, with
the certificate of the clerk attached
thereto, be forwarded within five
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the clerk. to the Secretary of State,
who shall receive and file the anne.
The ~veriication of signatures for
nomination papers shall not be made
by the candidate, but each candidate
shall file with his nomination papers
his affidavit, stating his residence.
the street and number, IL any; his
election precinct; that he is a qualifi-
ed elector in the election precinct in
which he resides; the name of his
party and that of the Office for which
he desires to be a candidate; that he
affiliated with said party at the last
preceding general election, and
either that he did not vote thereat
or voted for a majority of the candi-
dates of said party at said next pre-
eeding general election, and intends
to so vote at the ensuing election,
and that If nominated he will accept
such nomination and not withdraw,
and that he will qualify as such Of
ficer If nominated and elected.
In case of an elector seeking NOM
ination for the office of State Sena-
tor or Member of the Assembly he
may include with his affidavit one of
the following statements. towit:
First, Either that he will always