The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-02-26
The L'Anse Sentinel.
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Rspubl,ean Newspaper devoted to the intsrssss
Of BArsgs Cousy.
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Post ofsss as DApss. Mich.
SATURDAY. FEB. 2s. 1916.
ABSENT VOTERS LAW
How to Vote by Mail, with Special Ref
erence to the Election April 3, 1915

How to Vote by Mail, with Special Rel.
erence to the Election April 3, 1916
VINO Are Ratified to Vote by Mail.
(Extract from Act 270, Public Acts
Of 1s15)
Section /. For the purpose Of this
the term ''absent voter" shall be taken
to mean any elector in the actual mill
tary service Of the United States or Of
this State, or in the army or navy
thereof, in time Of war, insurrection or
rebellion, members Of the legislature
while in attendance at any session OF
the legislature, students while in at
tendance at any institution of learn
ing, and commercial travellers who are
absent from their legal residence upon
the day of any general. special or pri-
mary election, and who are qualified
electors of this state, as contemplated
by section one Of article three of the
Constitution. The term Commercial
traveller" shall be taken to mean per-
son engaged in soliciting the sale of
goods, by the exhibition of samples, or
by catalogue or other device. for the
purpose of effecting such sales and
taking orders for goods to be subse-
qusntly shipped by his employer; :
Sec. 2. Any absent voter, as defined
by Section one of this act, who will be
entitled to vote on election day, who
is absent from the county of which he
ia an elector, on the day ofholding any
general, special or primary election,
held for the purpose Of nominating or
electing national, state, legislative,
county, township, city, village or other
municipal officers, or for the adoption
or rejection of constitutional amend
ments or initiated or referred meas
ures, or other propositions submitted,
may vote at any such election, upon
compliance with the provisions of this
law.
How Voter Should Proceed.
Any voter coming within the provis-
ions given above, expecting to be abb
sent from the county on April 9, 1916,
and desiring to vote by mail at said
elections, must make application either
in person or by mail to the undersigned
township clerk. for blank form to be
filed out by said voter so as to consti-
tute an application in proper form, fer
ballots to be voted at said annual town
ship meeting and April presidential
primary election. II this request be
made by mail, it may be in the follow
ing form;-
To the Clerk Of. .......... Township:
Please mail to my address given be-
low, suitable blank for use in making
application for ballots to be voted by
myself in Precinct No. 49,. of said
Township at the election April 3. 1916,
under the provisions Of Act 270, Public
Acts Of 1915.
Ny name.
Address. ...... .... .......
Note:-Write your name and address
very plainly.
When to Make Application to Town
ship Clerk for Ballot.
Applications for ballots on the form
provided by the township clerk can be
made at any time within thirty days
prior to the date of election, provided
IN time to reach the township clerk be-
fore time for mailing out the ballots.
Upon receipt of the blank application
form, the voter must fill it out fully
md completely and mail the same to
the township clerk at the address Civ
en below, or deliver in person to said
clerk.
township Clerk 70 Mail initiated Ballot
to Applicants.
As soon a. the ballots are printed,
and at least ten days before the elec-
tion, the township clerk will mail "a
ssid applicant. one Of each Of the bal.
lots to be voted at said annual town
ship meeting, provided the applicant Il
duly registered : or will be . quail.
Aed sIsctor at said annual township
meeting. But in order to secure ar
April presidential primary ballot, l,
viii be necessary to state in the appli'