If a candidate for justice of the peace, constable or other town or township office, ten dollars.

No filing fee shall be required from a candidate for an office the holder of which receives no compensation. As amended, Stats. 1911, 338.

1743. Fees, how disposed of.

SEC. 8. The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received from candidates. The city clerk or secretary of the legislative body of any municipality shall immediately pay to the city treasurer all fees received from candidates.

Immediately after the last day for filing nomination papers the secretary of state shall pay to the state treasurer all fees received from candidates, and shall apportion the fees paid to him by each candidate equally among the counties within which such candidate is to be voted for and certify such apportionment to the state controller, who shall issue warrants on the state treasurer for the amount due each county and the state treasurer shall pay the same.

1744. Ballots and supplies provided at public expense.

SEC. 9. The expense of providing all ballots, blanks and other supplies to be used at any primary election provided for by this act, and all expenses necessarily incurred in the preparation for or the conduct of such primary election, shall be paid out of the treasury of the city, town or township, county or state, as the case may be, in the same manner, with like effect and by the same officers as in the case of election.

See secs. 1706, 1747 and 1833.

Section 1840 provides that ballots shall be printed under the supervision of county clerks in some newspaper or printing office in the county; or if there is no newspaper or printing office in the county where the work can be done, in any newspaper or printing office in the state; provided that the cost of printing ballots shall not exceed fifty dollars per thousand. Section 1765 makes the provisions of the general law governing elections applicable to primary elections.

1745. List of candidates to be transmitted to county clerks by secretary of state-County clerk to publish list and notice of primary election.

SEC. 10. At least twenty-five days before any September primary election preceding a November election the secretary of state shall transmit to each county clerk of any county a certified list containing the names and postoffice address of each person for whom nomination papers have been filed in the office of such secretary of state and who is entitled to be voted for in such county at such primary election, together with a designation of the office for which such person is a candidate and of the party or principle he represents.

Such county clerk shall forthwith, upon receipt thereof, publish under the proper party designation the title of each office, the names and addresses of all persons for whom nomination papers have been filed, the date of the primary election, the hours during which the polls will be open, and that the primary election will be held at the regular polling-places in each precinct, which shall be particularly designated. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to cause such publication to be made for two successive weeks prior to said primary election.

1746. Publication, how to be made.

SEC. 11. Every publication required by this act shall be made in not more than two newspapers of general circulation published in such county or city or town or township, and one of such newspapers shall represent the political

party that cast at the last preceding general election the highest number of votes in such county or city or town or township, and one of such newspapers, if any, shall represent the party which cast the next highest number of votes at such election. In any case where the publication of the notices provided for by this act cannot be made as herein before provided it shall be made in any newspaper having a general circulation in the city or county in which the notice is required to be published.

1747. Form and printing of ballots-Secretary of state to furnish paperInstructions to voters.

SEC. 12. 1. All voting at primary elections within the meaning of this act shall be by ballot, and the respective tickets of all political parties shall be printed on the same ballot.

It shall be the duty of the county clerk of each county to provide such printed official ballots to be used at any September primary election for the nomination of candidates to be voted for in such county, town or township, at the ensuing November election.

It shall be the duty of the city clerk or secretary of the legislative body of any municipality to provide such printed official ballots for any primary election other than the September primary election.

All official ballots shall be printed on plain white paper. The secretary of state shall furnish the paper necessary to print said ballots and it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to obtain and keep on hand a sufficient supply of such paper for ballots, and to furnish the same in quantities ordered to any county clerk.

Such paper shall be watermarked with a design furnished by the secretary of state in such manner that the said watermark shall be plainly discernible on the outside of such ballot when properly folded, and such design shall be changed at each primary election.

See sec. 1744 and note regarding printing and cost of ballots.

See secs. 1779, 1780.

2. Official primary election ballots used at any primary election for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at any presidential or general state election shall be not less than twelve inches wide, and enough wider to conform to the requirements of the following provisions of this section, and as long as the herein prescribed captions, headings, party designations, directions to voters, and lists of names of candidates, properly subdivided according to the several offices to be nominated for, may require; and no official primary election ballot shall be less than six and one-half inches wide.

3. Across the top of the ballot shall be printed in heavy-faced gothic capital type, not smaller than fifty-four point, the words: "Official Primary Election Ballot."

Beneath this shall be printed in not smaller than eighteen-point type the name of the county and town, or township, wherein such ballot is to be used, together with the date of such primary election.

In the case of official primary election ballots to be used at any primary election held for the nomination of candidates other than those to be voted for at a presidential or general state election the words "Official Primary Election Ballot" shall be printed thereon in heavy-faced gothic capital type not smaller than twenty-four point.

4. At least three-eighths of an inch below the name of the county and town or township as aforesaid, and the date of the primary election, shall be printed in ten-point black-faced type, double-leaded, the following, "Instructions to Voters":

Place a cross (X) in the square just below the name of the party whose candidates you desire to vote for.

The designation of more than one party will render your ballot void, and the failure to designate any party will render your ballot void if you vote for any candidate or candidates of more than one party.

To vote for a candidate of the party you have designated, make a cross (X) in the square at the right of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote.

Any votes for a candidate other than a candidate of the party you have designated, will be disregarded.

5. The "Instructions to Voters" shall be separated from the names of the several parties and the lists of candidates thereof and the designation of the several offices for which nominations are to be made by one light and one heavy line or rule.

Beneath the "Instructions to Voters" there shall be printed in as many separate parallel columns as there are political parties represented on said ballot and in said primary election, the names of the respective offices and the candidates for nomination therefor, with the name of said respective political parties in not smaller than eighteen-point black-faced type at the head of said respective parallel columns.

Immediately beneath the name of each party there shall be placed a voting square not less than one-half inch square, the lines bounding said square being four-point black-faced rule.

The names of said parties shall be separated from each other and from the names of the candidates and offices by lines.

The order of said party tickets constituting such respective parallel columns with the name of the party at the head of the respective columns as aforesaid shall be alphabetical from left to right according to the first letter of the names of political parties represented on said ballot.

6. The names of the candidates for each office shall be grouped in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the candidates for such office and each group shall be preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination and the words "Vote for one" or "Vote for two" or more, according to the number to be nominated. Such designation of the office to be nominated for and of the number of candidates to be nominated shall be printed in heavy-faced gothic type, not smaller than eight-point. The word or words designating the office shall be printed flush with the lefthand margin, and the words "Vote for one" or "Vote for two" or more, as the case may be, shall extend to the extreme right of the column and over the voting square. The designation of the office and the direction for voting shall be separated from the names of the candidates by a light line.

7. The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballot, without indentation, in gothic capital type not smaller than eight-point, between light lines or rules three-eighths of an inch apart. To the right of the names of the candidates shall be printed a light line or rule so as to form a voting square three-eighths of an inch square.

Each group of names of candidates shall be separated from the succeeding group by one light and one heavy line or rule.

All official primary ballots shall have printed on the back and immediately below the center thereof, in eighteen-point gothic capital type the words "Official Primary Election Ballot," and beneath these words the respective counties in which each ballot is to be voted.

8. The primary election ballot shall be printed in the following form: [See next page.] As amended, Stats. 1911, 338.

Regarding form of primary election ballots, see In re Primary Ballots, 33 Nev. —

OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT

ORMSBY COUNTY, CARSON TOWNSHIP (OR TOWN OR CITY)

SEPTEMBER 8, 1910

INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Place a Cross (X) etc. (See Sec. 12, par. 4.)

[Sec. 13, repealed, Stats. 1911, 342.]

1748. Sample ballots; clerk to print and distribute-To be posted and published for municipal elections.

SEC. 14. At least twenty days before the September primary election each city clerk or county clerk in any city or county shall prepare sample ballots for such election, placing thereon alphabetically, according to surnames under the appropriate title of each office the same as herein before described for the official ballot, the names of all candidates for whom nomination papers have been duly filed with him, or have been certified to him by the secretary of state, to be voted for at the primary election in his county or city and county. Such sample ballots shall be printed on yellow paper, and be conspicuously marked with the words "Sample Ballot."

Such clerk shall forthwith submit a copy of said ballot to the chairman of the county committee of each political party represented on such ballot and shall mail a copy to each candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed with him, or whose name has been certified to him by the secretary of state, to the postoffice address as given in such nomination paper or certification, and shall post a copy of said sample ballot in a conspicuous place in his office, and such clerk shall print for general distribution one sample ballot for each voter in each precinct, and shall distribute said sample ballots not less than ten days before said primary election by sending said sample ballots to the registration agent or agents of the several precincts for distribution.

On the tenth day before such primary election the county clerk shall correct any errors or omissions in the ballot, causing same to be printed as in this act provided, and to be distributed as provided by law, except that the number of ballots to be furnished to each voting precinct shall be apportioned at the ratio of one hundred and fifty such ballots for each one hundred voters registered in each precinct for each primary election.

In the case of primary elections for the nomination of candidates for city offices it shall be the duty of the city clerk or secretary of the legislative body of such city or municipality, or such other officer charged by law with the duty of preparing and distributing official ballots used at elections in such city or municipality, to prepare and distribute the sample and official primary election ballots, and so far as applicable and not otherwise provided herein the provisions of this act shall apply to the nomination of all candidates for city offices; provided, that the lists of candidates shall be posted and published at least ten days before such primary election and the official ballots printed at least four days before the day of holding such primary election. As amended, Stats. 1911, 342.

1749. Hours of election.

SEC. 15. The polls must be open at 8 o'clock of the morning of the day of primary election and must be kept open until 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day when the polls shall be closed; provided, however, if at the hour of closing there are any voters in the polling-place, or in line at the door, who are qualified to vote and have not been able to do so since appearing, the polls shall be kept open a sufficient time to enable them to vote. But no one who shall arrive at the polling-place after 6 o'clock in the afternoon shall be entitled to vote, although the polls may be open when he arrives. No adjournment or intermission shall be taken except as provided in the case of elections.

1750. Officers of election.

SEC. 16. The officers for primary elections shall be the same as provided by law for general elections, and such officers shall receive the same compensation for their services at primary elections as provided by law for