Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

must reach the town or city clerk to
whom they are directed in time to be
deposited by him with the proper cleo
ton officials before the closing of the
polls on election day.
Sec. 8. Upon the receipt of such bal
lots and instructions, the voter to whom
the same are addressed shall comply
with the instructions and renal the bal
lots to the clerk of the town or city in
which he is legal voter in the manner
prescribed.
Sec. 9. Upon the receipt of the
envelope containing the marked ballots
of an absent voter it shall be the duty
of such town or city clerk to record the
fact and to safely keep the envelope
until election day and during the hours
that the polls are open OH election day
deliver the same to the proper election
officials in the town or city where such
absent voter is legal voter.
Sec TO- 1t shall be the duty of such
election officials, upon receipt of such
absent voters ballots, to open the
envelope containing such ballots, to
examine the check list and ascertain
whether such absent voter is qualified to
vote and that he has not already voted
in person and to see that the affidavit
accompanying each ballot is properly
filled out and executed. When such
election officials have satisfied them
selves that such absent voter is legally
qualified to vote, has not already voted
in person and that the afidavits are
properly filled out and executed. they or
one of them shall, without unfolding the
ballots or permitting their being opened
or examined, detach the affidavits there
from and shall deposit the ballots in the
proper ballot boxes, and shall mark
upon the check list the fact that such
voter has voted by means of an absent
voter ballot. The afidavits detached
from the several ballots shall be re-
turned to the town or city clerk and
preserved by such clerk in the same
manner as ballots are preserved under
the laws of the state.
Sec. II. If, upon examination by the
election officials it shall appear that
the absent voter is not legally qualified
to vote, or has voted in person, or that
the afidavits on any ballot are INSULT
cient, such ballot or ballots shall he
marked defective" and shall not be
counted, and shall be returned to the
town or city clerk to be disposed of by
IilIil III liiC ildllllSi l"'W pISSSilDCu ny
law.
Sec. II. Nothing in the provisions of
this act shall be construed so as to pro-
hibit an absent voter, who shall have
returned to his place of residence. from
voting in person at general, special
or primary election Notwithstanding the
fact that he may have made application
for an absent voters ballot and the
same may have been forwarded to him.
Sec. IS. A person violating pro-
vision of this act or an official who
fails, neglects or refuses to perform the
duties required of him by this act shall
be fined not more than fifty dollars nor
less than ten dollars.
Sec. H. This act shall be construed
in connection with and in addition to
the provisions of Title III of the Gen
eral Laws, and wherever the provisions
of this act are inconsistent with the
provisions in said Title III, this act shall
be controlling so far as it relates to
the method of voting of the class of
voters included under the provisions of
this act
Approved March 26, 1910.