1548 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 934

The foregoing shall be printed on one side of a card, and on
the opposite side of the card shall be printed " Secretary of
State of Maryland, Annapolis, Maryland. "

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 Resi-
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 Infor-
mation.

127. 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 applicant, the date the application was received
and any other relevant information in books to be kept espe-
cially 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 Registered Absentee
Residents". If the applicant is not registered, or if the Board
cannot determine whether or not the applicant is registered,
such record and the precinct and ward or district in which
his home residence is located shall be entered in a book or
books marked "Applications of Unregistered Absentee Resi-
dents". 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 Resident,
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 registered, he shall at once be registered and
the letters "A. R. " placed after his name in or on the appro-
priate registration book or card. His registration and the
date thereof also shall be noted in the book marked "Applica-
tions of Unregistered Absentee Residents". 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 representatives.

128. It shall be the duty of the several Boards to meet as
frequently as may be necessary to examine promptly applica-
tions 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 unless the Board determines to its satisfaction