Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-06
MARYLAND SOLDIERS
| HAVE CHANCE TO VOTE
Rules Governing Elections Stated
by Attorney DISQUALIFICATION
for Men Abroad.

Maryland soldiers at home or
kbroad who expect to be in the Army
april and who hope to vote in the
bpring elections may do SO under the
blowing rules announced by the attor-
ey general of the state:
The absent soldier, who does not
Expect to be home before election day,
pakes, application in writing to the
eard Of supervisors of elections,
Hgnrt house. Baltimore. for a ballot,
Ptating "a his full name, CD his
place of residence by/ street and
plumber, IL possible) from which he is
Fegistered. 90 his position or rank
h the service. and 90 the address
70 which he desires his ballot to be
hailed him.
"If the soldier wishes to vote at
Pie primary Of April /. the above APP
pllcatfon should be received by the
supervisors of elections on or before
March "a. If he wishes to vote at
the election. of May 6, the application
should be received by the supervisors
pm or before April %.
The making of the above applica-
tion is all the soldier has to do until
ne receives his ballot.
After receiving the.application and
FatisfylngS themselves that the appli-
eant is qualified to vote, the super
FisoFs Will mail him a ballot, a ballot
envetope, a return envelope and a
card OF instructions. The soldier
should read the card of instructions
first, and carefully follow what 1t
Bays.
/ 0tacer Must Be Witness.
"Hfiefly, the soldier first marks his
bailofs Any kind of pencil or ink will
90. but the ballot must be marked
Qn or Before the election day-that is, on
pr Ne1efe April l for the primary, and
pm on Before May s for the election.
The solder marks his ballot in the
presence OF "a witness, who must be a
commissioned officer. but he must not
let HI witness or any one else see or
know how he marks it. The soldier
then; In the presence of the commits
eioKf9& oflicer who acts as q witness,
folds and places the marked ballot in
the @mBelope. sealing the latter. The
ballex envelope must contain nothing
but. the marked ballot.
s'Q@ 4hesfaoe OF the ballot envelope
theirs Is fprinted q voters certificate
and o witnesS certificate. The voter
NIkSA out the voter certlHCaLe, IN
bertfmg therein his name, home adj
Dress and position or rank in the mil
Harry or naval service. The commits.
bioned officer who acts as witness
Rlls out the witness certificate, in
ertingN therein the date, his name
and his position or rank.
Can Vote in Person.
Then the soldier places the ballot
envelope with the marked ballot in
1t and. the two certificates MADE out)
lin the return envelope and seals the
same. afixing the proper postage.
The return envelope is already ad
dressed $ to the secretary OF state.
sAnnapD1fs, I'd, so that all the soldier
then has to do il mail it. He must
m ai x IL however. in time to reach
'Annamnfis tDn or before April 8, for
the urfmaFy.@ and on or before May
IT,, fbEf4he SECTION.
The remaining. provisions of the
law feaz1e tezf11e counting of the SOL
ID ierss tablets after they have been :
receives in tREiB state.
a soldier who has thus voted by
mali may; IL he comes home before
election day, nevertheless vote in per-
SON In this event. of course. his mail
ballolt VIII not be counted"