Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1297

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246.   Handling of Application. 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 especially
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 "Applica-
tions 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
Residents". 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 appropriate registration book or card. His registration
and the date thereof also shall be noted in the book marked "Appli-
cations of Unregistered Absentee Residents". The books herein pro-
vided for shall be open to the inspection of any candidate or his duly
authorized representative and to the War Ballot Commission or its
representatives.

247.  Mailing Ballots. (a) It shall be the duty of the several Boards
to meet as frequently as may be necessary to examine promptly appli-
cations for Absentee Ballots, and unless a Board, in any case, shall
be unable to ascertain from an application the identity of the appli-
cant or the address to which the Ballot requested is to be sent, or
unless the Board determines to its satisfaction that the applicant is
not an Absentee Resident it shall, as soon as possible after receipt
of the application, mail each Absentee Resident a State Absentee
Ballot, Ballot Envelope, Return Envelope and the Instructions.

(b) Not more than one State Absentee Ballot shall be mailed to any
one applicant unless the Board has reasonable grounds to believe that
the Absentee Ballot previously mailed has been lost, destroyed or
spoiled.

248.   Personal Application for Ballot. Any absentee resident, as
herein defined, who is eligible to receive a ballot under the provisions
of this sub-title and who may be at home on leave during the period
of 50 days preceding an election, may deliver in person a written
application to the Board of Supervisors of Elections of the County
or Baltimore City, as the case may be, in which he resides, for an
absentee ballot, and the Board shall deliver such ballot together with
a ballot envelope and instructions to the applicant; such applicant
shall thereupon mark said ballot and execute the oath on the ballot
envelope before any member of the Board, who shall administer the