990 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 799

with the Board of Estimates for the making of payments
for such postage.

The Commission is also authorized, in its discretion, to
permit the Board to designate the precinct and Council-
manic district of the Absentee Resident on the Ballot En-
velope and to add to, alter, change or modify the content
or form of the instructions to voters provided for in Sec-
tion 239G of this sub-title, if it deems such action would
further effectuate or aid the purposes of this Act.

The Commission is further authorized and empowered
to co-operate with all Federal authorities in facilitating
and expediting voting by all Absentee Residents and to
co-operate with the election officials of Baltimore City in
all matters relating to voting by such Absentee Residents
in any elections covered by this sub-title and in all matters
relating to the registration of Absentee Residents.

All rules and regulations of the Commission shall be
binding upon and shall be followed by the Board.

239P. The Board shall also act as a Board of Registry,
as Judges of Election, and as a Board of Canvassers, as
the case may be, whenever the duties imposed upon it by
this sub-title make it appropriate or require that it so act.
When acting either as a Board of Registry, as Judges of
Election, or as a Board of Canvassers, the Board shall
have, possess and exercise all the authority, powers and
discretion conferred by law upon said Boards of Registry,
Judges of Election and Boards of Canvassers, respectively.
The Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City
is hereby granted the authority to appoint such numbers
of temporary Boards of Registry and such numbers of
temporary Judges of Elections as said Board may deem
necessary to adequately and promptly carry out the pro-
visions of this sub-title. Each temporary Board of Regis-
try shall consist of two members, one of whom shall be
registered as a member of the Democratic Party and one
of whom shall be registered as a member of the Republican
Party, and each such Board of Registry is hereby author-
ized to register Absentee Residents entitled under this sub-
title to registration in the manner specified in this sub-
title for a period of fifteen (15) days prior to election day
on election day, and for such period of time after election
day as may be necessary to complete the registration of
Absentee Residents entitled to register under this sub-
title. The temporary Judges of Elections appointed un-
der this section shall be divided into groups of four, two
of whom shall be registered as members of the Republican
Party, and two of whom shall be members of the Demo-