The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-19
REGISTRATION FOR
ELECTION STARTED

Registration books for voters al
the primaries and the general cleo
ton opened Tuesday, June /, and will
continue open. except Sundays and
holidays, until twenty days before
the primary election. which is the
first Tuesday in September. The
registration books for the general
election will remain open until twenty
days before the general election, in
November.
Every citizen of the United States
Of the age of twenty-one, or more,
who has been a resident of the state
of Nevada for at least six months,
a resident of the county for thirty
days and a resident for ten days in
the precinct in which he wishes TO
register may vote at the primary or
general elections.
Under the election laws of 1918
any qualified voter who wishes to
register ard voted at the last general
election will not be required to again
register. as the name of a registered
voter will remain on the registration
books until such elector fails to vote
at a general election.
The county clerk of each county
is ex-oficio 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 deputy registrar receives
as compensation, the sum of fifteen
cents for each name registered which
is paid by the county.
When an elector applies to regis
ter 1t will be necessary for him or
her TO state to the registrar the poll
teal party 10 which the eIector be-
longs, IL the person wishes to vote at
the primary election. If a person
does not designate the political party
TO which he belongs, he may vote at
the general election. but not at the
primary.
When an elector declares for one
party al the time of his registration
and wishes to change his politics, be-
fore he may vote at the primaries ii
Will be necessary for him to re-regis-
ter and declare his political party At
least thirty days before the date of
the primary election.
Every candidate for nomination for
any elective Office in the county must
file with the county clerk, not later
than thirty days prior to the primary
election. his declaration or accept
ance of candidacy.
The fee for filing for any district
office Is $50; for any county office is
SIS; for state senator, $25; for as
semblyman. $3.50 and for justice of
the peace, $40. No fee is required
from a candidate for an office. the
holder of which receives no compen-
sation.
Under the corrupt practice act,
every political committee shall have
a chairman and a treasurer, and shall
cause the treasurer to keep detailed
accounts of all its receipts. payments
and liabilities; a true statement of
such accounts, verified ~ the afii-
dayit OF the chairman and treasurer,
shall be filed with the secretary of
state five days before and again with
in fifteen 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 noun. of more than
fifty dollars Tor political purposes
and every political agent and candi-
date shall file an account and state
ment OF such expenditures with the
county clerk If the candidate is for a
county office.