Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1291

face type the phrase, "Official Absentee Ballot, State of Maryland".
The several Boards, before sending the return envelope to the
absentee resident, shall cause it to be addressed to the respective
Boards of Supervisors of Elections.

(b) The ballot envelope shall be of sufficient size to contain the
State Absentee Ballot. Printed on the face of the Ballot Envelope
shall be the following oath:

"Oath of Absentee Resident

I,................................................, do hereby swear (or affirm) that I

am a voter legally qualified to vote in the................................................

(Primary, general or special)

election to be held on ........................................, that I am legally re-

(Date)

gistered in........................................precinct of the................................

district or ward in................................................ County or city, as

stated in my application for said ballot; that I will be unavoidably
absent from my residence because on the day of such election I will
be absent from the State of Maryland for a good cause, or that I
am disabled pursuant to Section 235 of Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland; that I have not qualified nor do I intend to vote
elsewhere than as set forth herein; that the within ballot was by me
marked secretly, folded and enclosed and sealed in this Ballot
Envelope; that I am not now disfranchised from voting by reason of
any offense committed against the laws of Maryland.

(Absentee voter must sign his name.)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this........................day of..............,

19.............

(Notary Public or other person authorized
to administer oaths)"

238. Instructions to Voters. 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 will be unavoidably absent from the State of
Maryland for good cause which requires you to be elsewhere on that
day, or if you are ill or disabled as provided by law and unable to vote
personally at the polls.

(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 candi-
date 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 of-
fice. The ballot must be marked secretly. Do not sign your name or