The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-10-21

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this request be made by mail, it may he
in the following form:-
To the Clerk of the Township of l. 'Anse:
Please mail to my address given be-
low, suitable blank form for use in
making sppliction for ballot to be voted
by 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 1915.
My name, John Doe. Address, L'Anse.
When III 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
lit 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
seal same. Upon the back of this en-
velope will be found blank affidavit,
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 tc
reach the Township Clerk in time to be
delivered by him to the Board of Elec
tion Inspectors, before the closing o.
the polls on election day.
Duty OF Inspectors Upon Receiving
Absent Voters Ballot.
Upon receipt of the ballot by thu
Board of Election Inspectors, they shall
proceed to verify the legality of sucf
vote and when the said board shall have
satisfied themselves that such vote i!
legal, that the affidavit is sufficient
that the signatures correspond, ant
that such voter has not voted in person
in the preci ict wherein he resides, they
shall proceed to open the absent voter.
envelope and take out the ballot OF
ballots therein contained and, without
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 initial,
thereon are the initials of the Township
Clerk, they shall deposit the ballot ir
the regular ballot box to be counted
with the other ballots.
When Absent Voter Returning, car
Vote In Person. 49,.
No absent voter returning to his place
of residence, will be prohibited from
voting in person within his precinct
Notwithstanding that he may have
made application for an Absent Voter'I
ballot or ballots and the same may
have been mailed by the said clerk
Provided, that such voter has not awaited
himself Of the privilege of an absent
voter, as provided by this act, and
voted ballot or ballots mailed him him
by the said clerk, and provided he re-
turn such ballot, or ballots, If received,
to the board by whom same shall be
marked cancelled" and placed in the
regular ballot boxes with other ballots.
BY opinion of the Attorney General.
members of the National Guard are
not entitled to Absent Voters ballots
under this law.
Note There is no provision for reg
istering by mail for absent voters but
every voter must be registered. See
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 said
Township.
CAN'T Q0.'Ort Y "A Of 1919