Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1307

with, including their services. The Secretary of State and the several
Boards are hereby severally authorized and empowered to use any
and all facilities that may be furnished by the United States or any
department, commission or agency thereof, pursuant to any Act of
Congress or otherwise, for the purpose of transmitting to and from
Absentee Residents applications for absentee ballots, envelopes,
instruction and all other printed matter that may be permitted to
be transmitted by any Act of Congress and generally to co-operate
in every way with military and civil officers of the United States
and with all such departments, commissions and agencies thereof in
order to enable such persons to vote.

260. War Ballot Commission. (a) Members; Meetings. There is
hereby created a State War Ballot Commission (hereinafter referred
to as the "Commission"), which shall be composed of the Governor,
the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the presiding officers
of each House of the General Assembly, the minority leader of each
House of the General Assembly, all ex-officio, and of two other
persons to be appointed by the Governor, which persons shall not
be members of the same political party. Vacancies in the Commis-
sion shall be filled by the Governor, and every person appointed to
fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as that
of the person in whose place he is appointed. The Commission shall
meet on call of the Governor and, in the case of his absence, or
disability, on call of the Secretary of State, or any three members.
Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and
the vote of a majority of those present at any meeting of the Com-
mission shall be necessary for a decision on any matter before the
Commission. The Commission is authorized to appoint and remove
at pleasure such employees as may be necessary for the performance
of its duties under this sub-title and shall fix their compensation,
any law of the State to the contrary notwithstanding. Employment
by the Commission hereunder shall not entitle the person so em-
ployed to the benefits of any pension laws of this State.

(b)  Expenses. Members of the Commission shall be paid their
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties here-
under. The expenses of the Commission, including the salaries of
any employees, may be defrayed from any funds under the control
of the Board of Public Works. The Commission may receive assist-
ance, financial or otherwise, from the United States or any depart-
ments, commissions or agencies thereof in carrying out the purposes
of this sub-title.

(c)  Rules and Regulations. The Commission is authorized and
empowered to make any and all rules and regulations deemed neces-
sary or useful to effectuate the carrying out of the provisions of this
sub-title, including particularly, but, without limitation, rules and
regulations governing the form, type, sizes of type, color of absentee
ballots, the arrangements of names of candidates on said ballots, the
location of Constitutional amendments, referenda or other questions,
if any, and all other necessary matters concerning Absentee Ballots,
ballot envelopes, return envelopes, instructions and any other neces-
sary forms. Dimensions of the Absentee Ballot Envelopes and any
other materials shall be such that all balloting material can be con-
veniently folded in a covering envelope not larger than 4 1/8 inches
by 9½ inches; and the weight of all balloting material, including