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1914, and in all other respects said Section 178 is to remain
in full force and operation.

(i) Certificates required as provided for in Section 184

of Article 33 of the Annotated Code, Chapter 160, Acts of
1916, shall be filed not less than 45 days before the day of the
primary election. This is to apply to all such candidates,
whether the nomination is to be made by voters of the State or
by voters of a political division thereof. In all other respects

said section is to remain in full force and operation.

(j) State conventions of political parties shall be called

not later than 45 days prior to the election following primary
elections as provided for in Section 188 of the Annotated
Code, Chapter 2, Acts of 1912. In all other respects said Sec-
tion 188 is to remain in full force and operation.

(k) All provisions of law so far as they are not inconsist-
ent with this Act shall remain in full force and operation.

221. Any person duly qualified to vote at any election held
after the issuance of the proclamation as hereinbefore pro-
vided for, whether general, primary or special, and whether
Presidential, Congressional, Judicial, State, County or Legis-
lative District or any election in Baltimore City, who is absent
in the military or naval service of the United States, or the
State of Maryland, from the ward or election district in which
he is entitled to vote, on the day such election is held, and
whose absence is directly attributable to the state of war or
other circumstances causing the issuance of the proclamation

aforesaid, may vote as hereinafter provided.

222. At any time not more than 45 days before the holding
of any election, any such person who expects to be absent on
election day may make application in writing to the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of the County, or Baltimore City, in

which he resides, for a ballot. Such application must be re-
ceived by the Supervisors of Elections not less than seven days
before the holding of any election, and shall contain the full
name and the place of residence, by street and number, if pos-
sible, from which the applicant is registered, and the address
to which the ballot is to be mailed to him. The application
shall also state the position or rank in the -military or naval
'service which the applicant holds. Upon receipt of such appli-
cation it shall be the duty of the respective Boards of Super-
visors of Elections to enter the fact that such application has
been made, together with any other proper information, in a
book to be kept especially for that purpose. The Supervisors