The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
HOW TO VOTE BY MAIL
With Special Reference to the
PRIMARY ELECTION AUGUST 20, '16
Who Are Entitled to Vote BY Mail.
Excerpt from Act No. 270,
Public Acts of 1857

Section !. For the purpose of this act
the term Absent Voter" shall be taken
to mean any elector in the actual mil
itary service of tie united states or of
his State, or in the army or navy
hereof. in time of war, insurrection or
'ebellion, members of the Legislature
While in attendance at any session of
he Legislature, students while in at
.endance at any institution of learning,
md commercial travellers who are abb
ent from their legal residence upon the
lay Of any general. special or primary
lection, and who are qualified electors
# this State. as contemplated by Sec
ion one of article three Of the Consti-
luton. The term Commercial trav-
,ler" shall be taken to mean person
.ngaged in soliciting the sale of goods,
~ the exhibition of samples, or by
analogue or other device. for the pur-
,ose of effecting such sales and taking
,rders for goods to be subsequently
hipped by his employer;
Sec. 2. Any absent voter, as defined
~ Section one of this act, who will be
entitled to vote on election day, who
8 absent from the county of which he
an elector, on the day of holding any
General, Special or Primary Election,
,eld for the purpose of nominating or
lecting national, state, legislative.
rounty, township. city, village or other
municipal officers, or for the adoption
.r rejection of constitutional amend
aents or initiated or referred measures.
u other propositions submitted, may
rote at any such election, upon COM
pliance with the provisions of this law.
How Voter Should Proceed.
Any voter coming within the pro-
Visions given above, expecting to be
absent from the county on Aug. 20.
GIG, and desiring to vote by mail at
laid election, must make application
ither in person or by mail to the under
.,igned Township Clerk, for blank
form to be filled out by said voter so as
to constitute an application in proper
form, for ballots to be voted at said
Election. If this request be made by
mail, il may be in the following FORM
To the Clerk of the Township of 80.
Please mail to my address given be-
low, . suitable blank form for use in
making application for ballot to be vot-
ed by myself in the Township of ~.
Precinct No. .........) of the County
Of. ...,....... State of Michigan. Aug.
20, 1916, under the provisions of Act
270, Public Acts of 1916.
My name ............ ...........
ADDRESS,. .,...p....,..,.,,.
When to 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 Mail 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 reg
istered or will be a qualified elector at
said Election and has stated in the
application the particular political party
ballot wanted.
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 envel-
ope sent him for the purpose and Sc
curely seal same. Upon the back of
this envelope will be found blank
affidavit, which the voter must fill out
and swear to before notary public or
other person 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 de-
livered by him to the Board of Election
Inspectors, before the closing Of the
polls on election day.
Duty Of Inspectors Upon Receiving
Ab sent 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 II