Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1317

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 provided. The witness must be
a commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer not below 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 Supervisors of
Election 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.

(7)  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 nomi-
nation. WRITE-IN VOTES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.

(8)  The Absentee Voting Law provides that anyone who wilfully
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 con-
viction, 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.

274. Date for Printing Ballots. In case of any election that may
be held under this sub-title, said ballot shall be printed not less than
fifty 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 least
fifty-five (55) days prior to the date of said election. In the event
that any candidate whose name is printed on any Absentee Ballot
shall die or shall decline to be, or continue as, a candidate, or if a
vacancy occurs from any other cause, the War Ballot Commission
of Baltimore City, provided for in this sub-title, shall have authority
to determine whether to reprint said Ballots with the name of any
new candidate; provided, however, that said Ballots shall not be
reprinted if said new candidate is not certified to the Board of Super-
visors of Elections at least fifty-five (55) days prior to the date of
such election. If no new Ballots are printed, as herein provided, the
War Ballot Commission of Baltimore City shall, to the greatest
possible extent, give the Absentee Residents concerned information
as to the name of any such new candidate, and of the office for
which he seeks to be nominated, and the name of the candidate in
whose place he is nominated. In any such case, the Absentee Resi-
dent desiring to vote for such new candidate may do so by writing
in the name of such candidate in the blank space to be provided in
the Absentee Ballot. Any Absentee Ballot voted for the person
who has ceased to be a candidate shall not be counted for such