Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-07-14
NEVADA ELECTION
LAWS IN BRIEF

Registration books for voters at
the primaries and the general cleo
ton opened Tuesday June l, and will
continue open, until 20 days before
the primary election, which is the
first Tuesday i'll September. The
registration books for the general
election will remain open until 20
days before the general election in
November.
Every citizen of the United States
of the age df 2l or over who has
been resident of the state of Ne
vada for at least six months, resi-
dent OF the county for 80 days, and a
resident for 10 days in the precinct
in which he wishes to register, may
vote at the primary election.
Under the election laws OF 1918
any qualified voter who wishes to
vote and voted at the last general
election, will not be required to
again register as the name OF a reg
istered voter will remain on the reg
istation books until such elector
fails to vote at general election.
The county clerk of each county is
ex-officio county registrar and has
the power to appoint deputy registra-
ton agents in each precinct distant
more than five miles from the court
house. The registrar receives as his
compensation, S cents for each name
registered which is paid by the
county.
When an elector applies to regis
ter. it will be necessary for him or
her to state to the registrar the po-
litical party to which the elector be.
longs, il the person wishes to vote at
the primary election. If person does
not designate the political party to
which he belongs. he may vote at the
general election but not at the pri
mary
When an elcctor declares kor one
party at the time of his registration
and wishes to change his politics. be-
fore he may vote at the primaries it
will be necessary for him to register
and declare his political party at least
80 davs before the date OF the pri-
mary election.
Every candidate for nomination for
any elective Office in the county must
file with the county clerk, not later
than 80 days prior to the primary
election, this declaration or accept
ance of candidacy.
Candidates for United States SEN
ator or congressman file their papers
with the secretary OF state, while all
candidates for district offices voted
for wholly within one county. state
senators, asseiblymen, county and
township offices with the county clerk.
The fee for filing for any district
Office is $50; for any county Office,
SIS; for state senator, SIS; lfor assem-
blyman, $3.50; for justice OF the
peace, $40. No fee is required from
a candidate for an Office, the holder of
which receives no compensation.
Uudcr the Corrupt Practices Act,
every political committee shall have
chairman and a treasurer, and shall
cause the treasurer to keep detailed
accounts of all its receipts, payments
and liabilities; true statement of
such accounts certified by the ahi-
davit of the chairman and treasurer.
shall be filed with the secretary di
state five days before, and again
within Is days after the election.
Similar accounts shall be kept by
every person who in the aggregate
receives or expends money or incurs
liability to the amount of more than
$50 for political purposes, and every
political agent and candidate shall
file an account and statement of such
expenditures with the county clerk il
the candidate is county Office.
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MATT OWNS THE PLANE
The sheriff's Office this week sold tn.