Montgomery County sentinel., 1942-07-16
PROCLAMATION
Of the Governor Authorizing
Voting BY Mail By Those
Absent In The Military or
Naval Service of the
United States.

WHEREAS, by Chapter 78 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland of
1918. as amended by Chapter 1913 of the
Acts of the General Assembly OF Mary
land of 1941, the provisions of which are
effective by virtue of the adoption of Sec
tion la of Article / of the Constitution
of this State, it is provided that when
ever in time of peace or war, the Mary
land National Guard, or any of the units
thereof, the Maryland Naval Militia or
any of the units thereof, or any units of
the armed forces of the United States
shall be called into active service. or
citizens of this State shall be inducted
into the armed forces of the United
States under any Federal Conscription
Laws, and by reason of such circunn-
stances, duly qualified voters of the State
are absent from the ward or election dis
trict in which they reside on the day set
for any general, primary or special elec-
tion, whether Presidential, Congressional,
Judicial, State, County or Legislative
District. or any election in Baltimore
City, the Governor may, by proclamation,
published once in no more than three
newspapers in each County and in Balti-
more City, suspend the operation of the
election laws of the State and all rules
and regulations adopted hereunder, SO far
as such laws and rules and regulations
are inconsistent with the provisions of
Gaid Acts;
AND WHEREAS, it is further provided
by said Acts that whenever the Gov
ernor shall issue such proclamation, then
the provisions Of said Acts authorizing
voting by mail by those therein desig-
mated, shall become effective as law, and
such provisions authorize and provide the
means for duly qualified voters absent in
the military or naval service of the
United States, whose absence is directly
attributable To the circumstances causing
the issuance of the aforesaid Proclama-
tiOn tO vote hv mail at oil eeonavaI
primary and special elections, whether
Presidential, Congressional, Judicial, State
County or Legislative, or any election in
Baltimore City held subsequent to the is
suance of such proclamation and prior to
the issuance of a further proclamation
ending the suspension of the election laws,
as provided by the aforesaid Acts;
AND WHEREAS, State of war does
exist, and the Government of the United
States has called into service the Mary
land National Guard and the Maryland
Naval Militia, and citizens of this State
have been inducted into the armed forces
of the United States under Federal Con-
scription Laws, and, by reason thereof,
duly qualified voters of the State are
absent from the ward or election district
in which they reside, and will be so absent
on the days set for such primary, general
or special elections as aforesaid;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HERBERT r.
OCONOR, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
by virtue of the authority conferred upon
me- as aforesaid. by said Acts of Assemb-
y do hereby suspend the operation of the
election laws of the State, and all rules
and regulations adopted Hereunder as and
to the extent authorized by said Acts of
Assembly, to the end that the provisions
fo said Acts, authorizing and providing
the means for duly qualified voters absent
in the military or naval service of the
United States to vote by mail, may be
and become effective, as therein set forth,
at | general primary or special elections
held subsequent to the issuance of this
proclamation and prior to the issuance of
a further proclamation ending the suspen-
sion of the election laws, as provided by
the aforesaid Acts.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the State of
Maryland, at the Capitol, in the City of
Annapolis. on this 2lst day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and forty-two.
(Signed) HERBERT R. O'CONOR
Governor
THE GREAT SEAL By the Governor
OF Thomas Elmo Jones
MARYLAND (Sgned)
S19 Secretary of State