OFFICEOFTHEAITORNEY **GENERAL** OFTEXAs
**AUSTIN**

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**this Rot,**  to **vote** for l **lootors or**  **? ‘**  **raausnt as&**  Vloe meslawt ot the unltod **%,ssw, unltia**  **$tt,stem** ~@J38tOFS, **Snd** b9ranntatlr*r la Oongms~. *L4ootion

2. MO Rtlson in mI11tary sonIo* In tllR Of USr Oh811 bs rsqulrrd, 88 a acadlticaOf VOtIng la any elaotloa for PnaI4eat, Vlos Prasidaat, l laotors for Prmri&*nt or Vloe Pro~ld*nt,or fw Nnator or tM4bsr of thr Rouae of Rop~santrtlv~a, to PSI 8Qt 9011 t8X **OT Oth4br**  tOX **Or a&** * **say other**  9aymnt fo say Etsta ox 

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### um ballots **to Es**  wnt **to .tboss**  The ballols ah812 prari$s 

### for vetlng for l **2*obors** **for Pmsidoat**  and 

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### m ao0tIoa 8180 rsquirea 

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### S?eoretsry of state 

### to tranmIt to 

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### tha lent? and nsv81 foroes of the United Ststea who nk48 8pplIosticmIn sooor4oaoe**with** Swtlon 3 of ?Jm A.t, ss offIelal

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### voting lnstruatlons, bboklot " ssntslnlng

instruotions and 

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**mat ba**  **defrayed** from **th*** Fmdmnl **8pDropri8tlon** uhlah It .o.t.ropl.tod

will be mate .v.fl.bl. **to you**  **by** 

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Your. very truly I,TTcI!3XY

**GI'.?ERAI.** GP l%AS

_( FIRST ASSISTAUT

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