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purposes under this sub-title as has the oath above directed
to be printed on the State Ballot Envelope.
The printed instructions shall be as follows:

INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS

Enclosed herewith are a State Absentee' Ballot, Ballot
Envelope and a Return Envelope for use in returning the
ballot. You are entitled to vote if you are a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States. You are also entitled
to vote if you are a member of the Merchant Marine, not in
service or enrolled for service on the Great Lakes or Inland
Waterways of the United States, with the American Red
Cross, or other oganimations covered by the Absentee Voting
Law, serving with the armed forces of the United State- out-
side of the United States.

(a) Examine the ballot before marking. When once marked,
Do Not Erase, as an erasure will invalidate the ballot. Mark
the ballot with either pencil or ink by placing an X in the
block after each candidate for whom you wish to vote and in
the appropriate block after each constitutional amendment,
referendum or any other question (if any appear on the
ballot), for or against which you wish to vote. Be sure, not
to vote for any number of candidates for any office greater
than the number specified over the names of candidates for
that office. The ballot should be marked secretly. Do Not
Sign Your Name or put on the ballot any mark of identifica-
tion or any other mark except the X mark or marks used to
vote or the name of a written-in candidate: Fold the ballot
in the same creases as before opening.

(b) Then enclose the ballot in the "Ballot Envelope" and
seal the same.

(c) After sealing the Ballot Envelope, you, Must, in the
presence of a witness fill in the blanks in the "Oath of
Absentee Resident" on the Ballot Envelopes and sign (Do
Not Print) your name on the line indicated. You Must then
swear to the Oath before the witness who Must fill in the
date, sign His name and indicate His rank or official position
in the space provided. The witness must be a commissioned
officer, non-commissioned officer, not below the rank of ser-
geant, or petty officer.

(d) It is absolutely necessary that the "Ballot Envelope"
contains nothing but one ballot marked by you.

(e) Enclose the "Ballot Envelope" in the "Return Enve-
lope", seal the "Return Envelope" and mail at once.

(f) The ballot may be marked and mailed at any time after
you receive it but it must be received by the Secretary of
State in time to be delivered by him to the appropriate