1308                                Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 739

the ballot, instructions and envelopes, shall not exceed eight-tenths
of an ounce. If, however, it is impracticable to secure paper, envel-
opes and other ballot material which will conform to the foregoing
dimensions and weight, or if any Act of Congress changes the afore-
said dimensions or weight, the Commission is authorized to vary
the same.

(d)   Postage Expense. The Commission is hereby granted the
power, in its discretion, to authorize the use by the several Boards
of postage, including air mail postage, for the transmittal of all
ballot material to Absentee Residents and the return of the return
envelope, the ballot envelope and ballot by Absentee Residents,
including the power to use different kinds of postage depending on
the location of the Absentee Resident and the time or times at
which the ballot material is mailed. The cost of any and all postage,
so authorized, and used by the several Boards, shall be paid by the
State from any funds under the control of the Board of Public
Works and the Commission and said Boards are authorized to
arrange with County Commissioners of any county and with the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for the making of payments
for such postage in the first instance and said County Commis-
sioners and Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall thereafter be
reimbursed by the Board of Public Works for said expenditure.

(e)  Instructions. The Commission is also authorized, in its discre-
tion, to permit the several Boards to designate the precinct and
election district or ward of the Absentee Resident on the Ballot
Envelope and to add to, alter, change or modify the content or form
of the instructions to voters provided for in Section 249 of this sub-
title, if it deems such action would further effectuate or aid the
purposes of this sub-title.

(f)  Cooperate with Other Agencies. 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 the State of Maryland or
of any county thereof, or 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.

(g)  Rules and Regulations. All rules and regulations of the Com-
mission shall be binding upon and shall be followed by all Boards.
The War Ballot Commission shall have full and complete authority
to make rules and regulations governing cases for which no pro-
visions have been made in this sub-title.

261. Changes by War Ballot Commission. If any Act or Acts of
Congress, now or hereafter in effect, providing for voting by mail
of all or any of the persons who are Absentee Residents, as defined
in this sub-title, requires the execution of an oath on the Ballot
Envelope, or otherwise, or requires other printing on any of said
ballot material, which is different from that required on the State
Ballot Envelope or other ballot material as provided in this sub-
title, the War Ballot Commission shall be authorized, in its discre-
tion, to change the oath on the State Ballot Envelope and to change
any of the other State ballot material in order to conform to the
provisions of any such Act or Acts, and said Commission is also