The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-03
.ARSENT VOTERS MAY
VOTE, by MAIL


A voter absent from place Of resi-
fence may Vote in the following
manner: Any voter expecting to be
absent from his county on election
tav may make an application to be
absent from his county for an official
ballot or lal]cts. The applica1 ion
must be made on forms to be fur
nished by the county clerk. The APP
plication must be signed and sworn
to by Two witnesses who know the
voter making application, and the
voter making the application must
pay or send to tile county clerk the
sum OF thirty cents.
When such application is received
properly filled out and signed, the
clerk must send ballots to voter and
also eil' lose return envelope upon
which must he printed the official
tile and address OF the clerk. and al
20 an affidavit to be made by the
voter and a certificate Of the officer
before whom the affidavit is made
The voter may make and subscribe
the affidavit on the rturn envelope
1t any place in the state OF MOntanH
and before any officer authorized to
administer oaths. The voter must
mark his ballot in the presence OF
such officer, but in such manner that
the officer may not see the ballot.
After marking the ballot Or ballots
The same must be properly folded in
the presence OF the officer, and each
ballot must be folded separately and
in such manner as to conceal the
vote. The folded ballot must then be
placed in the return envelope in the
presence OF he officer, without de-
,aching tie stub or stubs and the en-
yelope securely sealed. The officer
shall then sign the affidavit, set forth
hi:' official tile. and affix his seal,
he voter sh;}l thereupon personally
deliver or mail the envelope to the
county clerk.
The foregoing applies to a voter
who expects to be absent from the
county on election day and who APP
plies for ballot or ballots before
the same have been printed. But
after the official ballots have been
printed a voter expecting to be abb
sent on election day. may in the
manner above provided vote before
he leaves the county, either before
the county clerk or some officer auth
oriZed to administer oaths.
A voter. even after voting in the
manner above provided for absent
voters, may. if in his precinct on
election day. vote in person. provid-
cd his absent ballot has -" ,,reodv
been deposited IN the ballot box. II
fter voting in the manner pre-
scribed for absent voters. the voter
appears in person at his preo'-
election day, and he*1o his abse nj
ballot Or bal]c,ttSs have been deposit ed
III lhe ballot box, the voter may re.
! Nu1re the envelope to be opened in
MS presence and the ballot deposited
IN the ballot box; or as hereinbefore
stated, ne may vote in person if his
absent ballots have not been deposit
ca in the ballot box Even after vo,-
ing III the manner provided for a b.
sent voters, il for any reason the alb
sent ballot has been rejected in that
event the elector may vote in person.
ne law relative to absent voters
provides severe penalty for any
false afldavit or certificate. either
upon the part ofthe voter or the Off
Ger before whom the ajdavits are
made.
The law further provides that if
alter voting as an absent voter. the
elector does not leave the county. or
returns thereto, on or before Eclectic
day and i ntime to go to the polls
Sucll elector must appear in person
at me voting place in his precinct,
ana II he does not do so, the elector
is subject to q nenalty