22 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 1

The Commission is also authorized, in its discretion, to
permit the several Boards to designate the precinct and elec-
tion district or ward of the Absentee Resident on the Ballot
Envelope and to add to, alter, change or modify the content
or form of the instructions to voters provided for in Section
310 of this subtitle, if it deems such action would further
effectuate or aid the purposes of this Act.

The Commission is further authorized and empowered to
cooperate with all Federal authorities in facilitating and expe-
diting voting by all Absentee Residents and to cooperate with
the election officials of the State of Maryland or of any county
thereof, or of Baltimore City, in all matters relating to voting
by such Absentee Residents in any elections covered by this
sub-title and in all matters relating to the registration of
Absentee Residents.

All rules and regulations of the Commission shall be bind-
ing upon and shall be followed by all Boards.

314E. WAR BALLOT COMMISSION AUTHORIZED TO CONFORM
STATE BALLOT MATERIAL TO FEDERAL ACTS. If any Act or Acts
of Congress, now or hereafter in effect, providing for voting
by mail of all or any of the persons who are Absentee Resi-
dents, as defined in this sub-title, requires the execution of an
oath on the Ballot Envelope, or otherwise, or requires other
printing on any of said ballot material, which is different from
that required on the State Ballot Envelope or other ballot
material as provided in this sub-title, the War Ballot Commis-
sion shall be authorized, in its discretion, to change the oath
on the State Ballot Envelope and to change any of the other
State ballot material in order to conform to the provisions of
any such Act or Acts, and said Commission is also authorized
to add pertinent matter to the oath or any other ballot material
that may be prescribed by any such Act or Acts; provided,
however, that said Commission shall not take any action which
would conflict with any provision of the Constitution of this
State and shall not provide or prescribe any oath which would
not furnish the information needed to enable any Board to
register the affiant as a qualified voter under the Constitution
of this State.

314F. AUTHORITY OF BOARDS TO ACT AS BOARDS OF REGISTRY,
JUDGES OF ELECTION AND BOARDS OF CANVASSERS. Each Board
shall also act as a Board of Registry, as Judges of Election,
and as a Board of Canvassers, as the case may be, whenever the
duties imposed upon it by this sub-title make it appropriate
or require that it so act. When acting either as a Board of
Registry, as Judges of Election, or as a Board of Canvassers,