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follow the same procedure as is set forth in this sub-title for
ballot envelopes and ballots cast by other Absentee Residents.

136. The several Boards shall cause to be printed an ade-
quate number of State Absentee Ballots, of the three kinds of
envelopes hereinafter described and of instructions. The
words "Absentee Ballot" shall be printed in large letters in
a clear space at the top of each of said ballots. The designa-
tion of the polling place shall be left blank on the back and
outside of said ballots and shall be filled in by the appropri-
ate Board be-fore being sent to any registered Absentee
Resident, and, if the Absentee Resident is not registered, said
blanks shall be filled in by said Board when said Absentee
Resident is registered, as in this sub-title provided. One
envelope shall be known as the "Return Envelope" and shall
be sufficiently larger than the other envelope, which shall
be known as the "Ballot Envelope" and which is hereinafter
described, to conveniently enclose and contain the Ballot
Envelope. There shall be printed or written across the left-
hand face of the "Return Envelope" the words "Return En-
velope for the Election of .........................", the

blank space being filled in with the date of said election,
after which there shall be added the words, "Supervisors of
Elections of Baltimore City", or "Supervisors of Elections of
..................... County", as the case may be, and the

address of their office, and below this last phrase shall be
printed in bold type the phrase, "Official Election War
Ballot, State of Maryland". The third envelope shall be a
covering envelope in which all the balloting material shall be
sent to Absentee Residents; and there shall be printed on the
covering envelopes the return address of the Board from
which they are sent, and in bold type the phrase, "Official
Election War Ballot, State of Maryland".

The several Boards, before sending the return envelope- to
the Absentee Resident, shall cause it to be addressed to the
Secretary of State, Annapolis, Maryland.

The ballot envelope shall be of sufficient size to contain
the State Absentee Ballot. Printed on the face of the Ballot
Envelope shall be following oath:

OATH OF ABSENTEE RESIDENT
"I, ...................... , do hereby swear (or affirm)

(Print name above)
that the date of my birth was.... day of...................;

(Month) (Year)

that I am a citizen of the United States; that for at least
one year immediately preceding...........................

(Date of Election)

my home residence was in Maryland; that for at least six
months immediately preceding............................

(Date of Election)