386 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 120

a ballot under any other name than his own, shall, upon conviction,
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.

(i) If any qualified voter desiring to vote by absentee ballot
pursuant to Section 235 herein is unable by reason of blindness or
physical disability, without assistance, to mark a ballot and sign the
oath on the ballot envelope, any notary public or other person
authorized to administer oaths, may, at the request and in accordance
with the direction of the voter, mark the ballot, sign the name of the
voter on the line provided for the voter's signature, and complete
the oath on the face of the ballot envelope; and the following affidavit
shall be executed and enclosed in the Return Envelope—not in the
Ballot Envelope. No such notary public or other person authorized
to administer oaths shall, in any manner, request, suggest, or seek
to persuade or induce any such voter to vote any particular ticket,
or for any particular candidate, or for or against any particular
question.

"State of.....................................................

County or City of..................................... to wit:

I hereby certify, that on this................................ day of......................

................................. 19................. before me, the subscriber, a Notary

Public (or other officer authorized to administer oaths) of the State
of................................ in and for the County or City of.............................

personally appeared......................... who made oath in due form of law

(Name of Voter)

that he is a qualified voter entitled to vote pursuant to Section 235
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, and that he is
unable by reason of blindness or physical disability, without assist-
ance, to mark a ballot and sign the oath on the ballot envelope and
that he has instructed and authorized me to mark the ballot, sign the
name of the voter on the line provided for the voter's signature
and complete the oath on the face of the ballot envelope.

(Witness my hand and notarial seal or state official capacity to
administer oaths)

(Notary Public or other officer
authorized to administer oaths)

(If the above form is used, detach it, fill in the blanks, and enclose
in the Return Envelope. )"

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this section is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public health and safety, and having been
passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the mem-
bers elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 23, 1962.