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Board of Supervisors of Elections of the Town of Elkton:

I, .........................................., hereby apply for a Town of Elkton Ab-

(Print Name)

sentee Ballot for the Election to be held on.....................................................

(Date of Election)

I will not be able to vote in person because...........................................

(State reason)

My home address is ...........................................in the Town of Elkton,

(No. and Street or RFD)
in the County of Cecil, Maryland.

I desire that the absentee ballot be sent to me at the following
address:

(Sign Name)

Warning! The Absentee Voting Law provides that anyone who wil-
fully 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 to aid another in doing so, 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 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.

Warning! An absentee ballot will not be sent to you unless you are
registered to vote in elections in this Town.

19A-6. DETERMINATION OF ABSENTEE VOTERS' APPLICA-
TIONS; DELIVERY OF BALLOTS.

(a)   REJECTION OF APPLICATION.—Upon receipt of an appli-
cation containing the affidavit, the board shall reject the application only
upon the unanimous vote of the entire board and when rejected shall
notify the applicant of the reason therefor if it determines upon inquiry
that the applicant is not legally qualified to vote at the election as an
absentee voter.

(b)   DELIVERY OF BALLOT.—If the applicant is a qualified voter
as stated in his affidavit the board shall, as soon as practicable thereafter,
deliver to him, at the office of the board, or mail to him at an address
designated by him, an absentee voter's ballot and an envelope therefor.
Postage for transmitting ballot material to the voter shall be paid by the
board, and postage for the return of ballots shall be paid by the voters.
If the ballots are to be sent by mail, the determinations required in sub-
section (a) of this section shall be made in such time as will allow for
the sending and return of the ballots by regular mail, or airmail, depend-
ing on the mailing address and including at least one secular day for
marking the ballots and completing the affidavit. All such investigations
shall be concluded and any determinations made as to all absentee ballot
applications not later than five days before election day.

(c)   RECORD OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND BALLOTS
DELIVERED.—(1) The board shall keep a record of applications for
absentee voters' ballots as they are received, showing the date and time
received, the names and residences of the applicants, and such record shall
be available for examination by any registered voter.