16 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 3

ballot should be marked secretly. DO NOT SIGN YOUR NAME or
put on the ballot any mark of identification 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 be-
fore opening.

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

(3) After sealing the Ballot Envelope, you MUST, in the
presence of a witness, fill in the blanks in the "Oath of Absen-
tee Resident" on the Ballot Envelope 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 pro-
vided. The witness must be a commissioned officer, non-com-
missioned officer, not belowe the rank of sergeant, or petty
officer.

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

(5) Enclose the "Ballot Envelope" in the "Return Envelope",
seal the "Return Envelope" and mail at once.

(6) The ballot may be marked and mailed at any time after
you receive it but it must be received by the Board of Super-
visors of Elections in Baltimore City, State of Maryland, not
later than the closing of the polls on election day. If it is not
received prior to such closing, it will not be counted.

(1) If you desire not to vote for any of the candidates named
for an office on the Ballot, you may write in the appropriate
blank space on the Ballot, the name of the person of your
choice for such nomination.

(8) The Absentee Voting Law provides that anyone who wil-
fully signs any false application or oath, or who wilfully does
any act contrary to the terms and provisions of the Absentee
Voting Law with intent to cast an illegal vote or aid another
in so doing, or who wilfully violates any of the provisions of
that law or who applies for a ballot under any other name than
his own, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of $1, 000 or
to imprisonment for not more than two years, or to both, in the
discretion of the Court.

218. In case of any election that may be held under this sub-
title, said ballot shall be printed not less than fifty-five days
prior to the date of any primary election and not less than fifty
days prior to the date of any general election, and shall contain
only the names of those candidates properly filed with the
Board of Supervisors of Elections in the City of Baltimore at