WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                     Ch. 11

The stylistic error in the internal reference was
noted by the Michie Company. The stylistic error in
the cross-reference was noted by the professional
staff of the Legislative Division of the Department of
Legislative Reference.

(d) The State Administrative Board of Election Laws shall
establish a program to provide for the periodic publication of
voter registration request forms. The voter registration request
form shall be in the form prescribed by the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws and shall be published in only daily and
weekly newspapers that primarily circulate in those subdivisions
which have adopted voter registration by mail as provided in
subsection (c) [above] OF THIS SECTION.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects a stylistic error in an
internal reference in Article 33, § 3-l(d).

The stylistic error occurred in Ch. 802 of the Acts of
1975.

The stylistic error was noted by the Michie Company.

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(b) Any constitutionally qualified voter in the following
categories shall be allowed to register and reregister by casting
his absentee ballot. Unless otherwise provided, all applications
for absentee ballots must be received within the time prescribed
in [§ 27-4(a)] § 27-4 of this article:

(1)  A member of any branch of the armed forces of the
United States or any component thereof, including those honorably
discharged therefrom during the period beginning thirty (30) days
prior to the last registration day prior to an election and
continuing up to and including the date of the election, and
including his spouse or dependents, and his application for
absentee ballot may be received by the board in his county or
city of residence no later than 8 p.m. on the day of the
election;

(2)  A person as an officer or member of the crew of
any vessel documented under the laws of the United States or
enrolled for such employment with the federal government, and his
spouse or dependents;

(3)  A civilian employee of the United States in all
categories serving outside the United States, whether or not
subject to the civil service laws, and whether or not paid from
funds appropriated by Congress, and his spouse or dependents;

(4)  Any person serving with the American Red Cross,
the Society of Friends, and Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots, and

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