J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor 315

SIGNATURE CERTIFIED BY:

(TO BE SIGNED BY ANY COMMISSIONED OFFICER, NON-
COMMISSIONED OFFICER, NOT BELOW THE RANK OF
SERGEANT, OR PETTY OFFICER, OTHER THAN APPLICANT;
IF IN MERCHANT MARINE, CERTIFYING OFFICER MAY BE
A MASTER, FIRST OFFICER, CHIEF ENGINEER OR PURSER;
OR AN AMBASSADOR, MINISTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES,
COUNSELOR TO OR SECRETARY OF A LEGATION, CONSUL
GENERAL, CONSUL, VICE-CONSUL, COMMERCIAL ATTACHE,
OR CONSULAR AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES AC-
CREDITED TO THE COUNTRY WHERE THE ACKNOWL-
EDGMENT IS MADE; OR A NOTARY PUBLIC OF THE COUN-
TRY WHERE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS MADE; OR A
JUDGE OR CLERK OF A COURT OF RECORD OF THE COUN-
TRY WHERE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS MADE. )

(RANK, TITLE OR POSITION)

249.

(C) 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)

(PRINT FULL NAME ABOVE)

THAT MY PRESENT ADDRESS IS.....................................................

THAT I AM OF THE.................... SEX,.................... COLOR; THAT

MY PARTY AFFILIATION IS....................; THAT THE DATE OF

MY BIRTH WAS................ DAY OF........................................................;

(MONTH) (YEAR)

THAT I AM A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND MY
PLACE OF BIRTH WAS..................................... (OR THAT I AM A

NATURALIZED CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES......................

DATE OF NATURALIZATION................................... AND COURT

WHERE GRANTED................................ ); THAT FOR AT LEAST

ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING........................................

(DATE OF ELECTION)

MY HOME RESIDENCE WAS IN MARYLAND, THAT FOR AT
LEAST SIX MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING....................

............................................................ MY HOME RESIDENCE WAS

(DATE OF ELECTION)

(NO. AND STREET OR RURAL ROUTE) (TOWN OR CITY

AND ZONEI NUMBER) (COUNTY ELECTION DISTRICT
AND PRECINCT OR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT AND WARD)

(IN FIGURING RESIDENCE REFERRED TO ABOVE, IN-
CLUDE TIME SPENT IN THE ARMED FORCES OR OTHER
SERVICE, OR TIME SPENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
SINCE YOU LEFT YOUR HOME); THAT I AM (CHECK APPRO-
PRIATE BLANK):