1546 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 934

For all purposes of this sub-title, an Absentee Resident shall
be deemed and held to have resided continuously in the ward
or election district in which he resided at the time he first
left to become absent and engaged in the military or naval
service of the United States, as herein defined, for the entire
period he has been so absent and engaged.

(2) The term "United States", when used geographically in
this sub-title, means only the territorial limits of the several
States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

(3) "Election" shall mean any primary or general State-wide
election, or any primary, general or special Congressional
Election held in this State during the effective period of this
sub-title.

(4) "Board" or "Supervisors" means the Boards of Super-
visors of Elections of the several counties of the State and of
Baltimore City.

125. Every Absentee Resident shall be entitled to vote at
any election in the manner hereinafter provided in this sub-
title.

At any time before any election, any Absentee Resident, who
has reason to believe that because of his status as such he will
be unable to vote in person at such election, may make appli-
cation in writing to the Secretary of State of Maryland re-
questing that he be sent a State Absentee Ballot. Such appli-
cation shall be signed by the applicant and shall disclose the
applicant's full name and last home address in Maryland, the
address to which the Absentee Ballot shall be sent, and that
he is in the armed forces of the United States or otherwise
has a status which entitles him to vote as an Absentee Resi-
dent. The Secretary of State shall immediately forward to
the appropriate Board each such application received by him.
As soon as an application is received by a Board, it shall mail
the applicant a State Absentee Ballot as hereinafter provided.
The informality of any application, including any made in
accordance with Section 126 of this sub-title, or failure to
include therein all the data prescribed above shall not invali-
date the application and each Board receiving a written or
printed request for an Absentee Ballot signed by the appli-
cant shall honor the same if it is possible to ascertain from
the request or otherwise the name of the individual seeking
the ballot and the address to which the ballot is to be sent.

An Absentee Resident shall be entitled to be sent a State
Absentee Ballot as hereinabove provided only if the applica-
tion therefor is received by the appropriate Board at least
five days before the date of an election.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this sub-title, any
form of application for the right or means to vote as an