The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-10-28

ballots to be voted at said Election. II
this request be made by mail, it may be
in the following form:-
To the Clerk of the Township of l. 'Anse:
II Please mail to my address given be-
low, q suitable blank form for use in
making appliction for ballot to be voted
lby myself in the Township of L'Anse.
precinct No. ~ of the County Of Bar
aga, State Of Michigan, Nov. z, 1916.
under the provisions of Act 270, Public
: Acts of 1916.
! My name, John Doe. Address, L'Anse.
When tn Make Application to Town
ship Clerk for Ballot.
Application 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
it reaches the Township Clerk in time
for mailing out the ballots.
Upon receipt of the blank application
form, the voter must fill it out fully
and completely and mail the same to
the Township Clerk at the address given
below, or deliver in person to said
clerk.
Township Clerk to Mall initiated Ballot
to Applicant.
AS soon as the ballots are printed,
. and at least ten days before the cleo
ton, the Township Clerk will mail to
said applicant, the ballot to be voted
by said applicant at said Primary Elec-
ton, provided the applicant is duly
! registered or will be qualified elector
at said Election.
How Voter Should Prepare Ballot.
Upon receipt of the ballots, the cleo
tor should proceed to mark the ballots
in accordance with his choice, following
the instructions given, after which he
will fold them so that the corner bear
, ing the initials of the Township Clerk
/, may be seen without unfolding the
ballot, which he will place in an envelope
sent him for the purpose and securely
velope will be found blank affidavit,
I which the voter must fill out and swear
to before notary public or other per.
son authorized to administer oaths.
The envelope is then to be mailed
: to the Township Clerk and must
be sent sufficiently early so as to
reach the Township Clerk in time to be
delivered by him to the Boardlof Elec.
ton Inspectors, before the closing OF
4 the polls on election day.
Duty OF Inspectors Upon Receiving
Absent Voters Ballot.
. Upon receipt of the ballot by the
Board of Election Inspectors, they shall
proceed to verify the legality of such
vote and when the said board shall have
satisfied themselves that such vote is
legal, that the affidavit is sufficient,
4 that the signatures correspond, ano
that such voter has not voted in person
in the precinct wherein he resides, they
shall proceed to open the absent voters
envelope and take out the ballot oil
ballots therein contained and, wishou
unfolding the same or permitting the
same to be opened or examined, they
= or one Of them, shall detach the per
forated numbered corner and having
satisfied themselves that the initials
thereon are the initials of the TOWNSHIP
Clerk, they shall deposit the ballot il
the regular ballot box to be counted
with the other ballots.
When Absent Voter Returning, cal
Vote In Person.
No absent voter returning to his plao
of residence, will be prohibited from
voting in person within his precinct
notwithstanding that he may hav
made application for an Absent Voter
= ballot or ballots and the same ma
. have been mailed by the said clerk
Provided, that such voter has not availe
himself of the privilege of an absen
voter, as provided by this act, an
voted ballot or ballots mailed him hir
n by the said clerk, and provided he re
turn such ballot, or ballots, if received
to the board by whom same shall b
marked cancelled" and placed in tn
regular ballot boxes with other ballots
\ BY opinion of the Attorney Genera
members of the National Guard ar
not entitled to Absent Voters ballot
j under this law.
Note There is no provision for reg
istering by mail for absent voters Blu
every voter must be registered. Sc
Registration notices for this election.
OCTAVE SEAvoY,
. Clerk of the said Township of L'Anse
My P. o. Address is L'Anse, Mich.
My Office is located at L'Anse in sal
Township.