HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 9

It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to disseminate
information regarding the securing and mailing of State Ab-
sentee Ballots as much as possible among the Absentee Eesi-
dents of Maryland, and, to this end, he is authorized to seek
the cooperation both of the publishers of newspapers and other
publications, radio stations and other agencies customarily
used in the dissemination of news or information, and also of
the War and Navy Departments and the Office of War In-
formation.

308. VERIFICATION AND RECORDING OF APPLICATIONS. Upon
receipt of each application for an Absentee Ballot, it shall be
the duty of the respective Boards to enter the fact that such
application has been made, the name and address of the ap-
plicant, the date the application was received and any other
relevant information in books to be kept especially for that
purpose. The Boards shall verify from the registration books
whether such applicant is registered, and, if he is, the record
of such application and the precinct and ward or district in
which he is registered shall be entered in a book or books
marked "Applications of Eegistered Absentee Residents". If
the applicant is not registered, or if the Board cannot de-
termine whether or not the applicant is registered, such record
and the precinct and ward or district in which his home resi-
dence is located shall be entered in a book or books marked
"Applications of Unregistered Absentee Residents". Such
books shall also show the date on which an Absentee Ballot
was mailed to the applicant. Upon receipt of an Absentee
Ballot from an unregistered Absentee Eesident, said Boards
shall determine from the oath on said Ballot Envelope whether
said applicant is entitled to be registered under the provisions
of this sub-title, and, if such applicant is entitled to be regis-
tered, he shall at once be registered and the letters "A. E."
placed after his name in or on the appropriate registration
book or card. His registration and the date thereof shall also
be noted in the book marked "Applications of Unregistered
Absentee Eesidents". The books herein provided for shall be
open to the inspection of any candidate or his duly authorized
representative and to the War Ballot Commission or its repre-
sentatives.

309. MAILING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY BOARDS. It shall be
the duty of the several Boards to meet as frequently as may be
necessary to examine promptly applications for Absentee
Ballots, and unless a Board, in any case, shall be unable to
ascertain from an application the identity of the applicant or
the address to which the Ballot requested is to be sent, or