The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-28
HOW TO VOTE BY MAIL
At Any and All Elections.
Who Are Entitled to Vote by Mail.
Excerpts from Chapter XII,
Act No. 203. Public Acts of


1917.
The term "absent voter" shall be
taken to mean any qualified elector,
who is absent or who expects to be abb
sent from the township or ward in
which he resides, on the day of any
election or oficial primary election,
and who is
~. A person in the actual service
Of the United States, or of this State,
or ~
(2). A student, while in attendance
at any institution Of learning, or
(3). A regularly enrolled member
of any citizens military or naval
training camp, held under the govern
.nent Of the United States or the State
Of Michigan, or
(4.) A member Of the Legislature
while in attendance at any session of
the Legislature, or
(5.) A commercial traveller, or
CO.. A person employed upon or in
the operation Of railway trains in this
State, or
(7.) A sailor engaged or employed
on the great lakes or in coastwise
trade.
| The term Commercial traveller"
shall be taken to mean a person en-
gagged in soliciting the sale Of goods,
by the exhibition of samples, or by
catalogue or other device, for the pur-
pose Of effecting such sales and TAX
ing orders for goods to be subsequent
ly shipped by his employer.
How Voter Should Proceed.
Any voter coming within the pro-
visions given above, expecting to be
absent from his ward, township or vii
lage on the date Of any election and
desiring to vote by mail at said elec-
ton, must make application either in
person or by mail to the undersigned
clerk for blank form to be filled out
by said voter so as to constitute an
application in proper form, for bal
lots 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'An3e:
Please mail to my address given be-
low, a suitable form for use in max
ing application for ballots to be vot-
L'Ansc, County Of Baraga, State OF
ed by myself in the Township Of
Michigan, April z, 1919, under the pro-
visions Of Chapter XII, Act No. 203,
Public Acts Of 1917.
My name. e................
Address .................
When to Make Application to Clerk
for Ballot.
Application for ballots on the form
provided by the clerk can be made at
any time within thirty days prior to
the date of election, provided it reach
es said clerk not later than the Sec
ond day preceding the election.
Upon receipt Of the blank applica-
tion form, the voter must fill it out
fully and completely and mail same
to the clerk at the address given be-
low, or deliver in person to said clerk.
Clerk to Mail initiated Ballots to APP
plicant.
| AS soon as the ballots are printed
the clerk will mail Immediately to
said applicant, the ballot OF ballots to
be voted by said applicant at said
election, or deliver the same in per-
son, provided the applicant is duly
registered.
How Voter Should Prepare Ballot.
Upon receipt of such ballot or bal
lots, the absent voter shall mark it or
them in accordance with the printed
instructions and shall fold and enclose
it or them in the envelope provided
therefor and after sealing the envel-
ope, he shall fill out, sign and swear
to the. affidavit printed on the back
thereof before notary public, or 9th
er person authorized to administer
oaths. The absent voter shall then
place on the envelope the necessary
postage and deposit it in the postof-
fee or in some government receptacle
provided for the deposit Of mail mat
ter. This must be done sufficiently
early so that the ballot will reach the
clerk in time to be delivered by him
to the board Of election inspectors be-
fore the close Of the polls on election
day.
When Absent Voter. Returning, Can
Vote in Person.
No absent voter, returning to his
place of residence, will be prohibited
from voting in person within his pre-
cinct, notwithstanding that he may
have made application for an absent
voters ballot or ballots and the same
may have been mailed by the said
clerk: Provided, That such voter has
not availed himself Of the privilege
Of an absent voter, as provided by
this act, and voted the ballot or bal
lots rnai1ed him hv the said clerk and