MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1031

THE INSTRUCTIONS PRESCRIBED BY § 27-8 [(h)] of this
article.

27-4.

[ (a) ] A qualified voter desiring to vote at any
election as an absentee voter shall make application in
writing to the board for an absentee ballot, which
application must be received not later than seven [(7)]
days before the election. The application shall contain

an affidavit, which need not be under oath but which

shall set forth SUCH information, under penalty of

perjury, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE

BOARD OF ELECTIONS. [The application shall contain an
affidavit, which need not be under oath but which shall
set forth the following information under penalty of
perjury:

(1)    The voter's name and residence address,
including the street and number, if any, or rural route,
if any;

(2)    That the person is a qualified voter at
the residence address given;

(3)    If the person voted at the preceding
election, the residence address from which he voted; and

(4)    That the voter expects in good faith to
be unable to vote in person for any of the reasons set
out in § 27-1 of this article.]

27-5.

(b) The State Administrative Board of Election
Laws shall prescribe [the] ALL forms of APPLICATIONS FOR
ABSENTEE BALLOTS INCLUDING "Application for Absentee
Registration and Ballot," "Application for Absentee
Ballot by Registered Voter," "Application for Emergency
Absentee Ballot by Registered Voter," and related
affidavits and statements.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
27—5(c) of Article 33 — Election Code, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1975
Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 4, 1976.

CHAPTER 391