The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-17
PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOVERNOR AUTHORIZING
VOTING BY MAIL BY THOSE
ABSENT IN THE MILITARY OR
NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNIT

VOTING BY MAIL BY THOSE
ABSENT IN THE MILITARY OR
NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNIT
ED STATES
WHEREAS, by Chapter 70 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1918, as amended by
Chapter 1873 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1871, the
provisions of which are effective by
virtue of the adoption of Section la
of Article of the Constitution of this
State, 1t is provided that whenever in
| time of peace or war, the Maryland
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 Unit
| ed States shall be called into active
service, or citizens of this State shall
| be indicted into the armed forces of
the United States under any Federal
| such circumstances, duly qualified
Conscription Laws, and by reason of
voters of the State are absent from
| the ward or election district in which
they reside on the day set for any
general primary or special election,
whether Presidential Congressional,
| Judicial, State, County or Legislative
District, or any election in Baltimore
| City, the Governor may, by proclama-
| ton, published once in no more than
| three newspapers in each County and
| in Baltimore City, suspend the OPP
Grafton 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 provision of
said Acts;
| AND WHEREAS, it is further pro-
vided by said Acts that whenever the
Governor shall issue such proclama-
| ton, then the provisions of said Acts
authorizing voting by mail by those
therein designated, shall become eff
| fective as law, and such provisions
authorize and provide the means for
duly qualified voters absent in the
military or naval service of the Unit
ed States, whose absence Is directly
attributable to the circumstances
causing the issuance of the aforesaid
| Proclamation, to vote by mail at all
general, primary and special cleo
tions, whether Presidential, Congress
sional, Judicial, State, County or
Legislative, or any election in Balti-
more City held subsequent to the is
suance of such proclamation and prior
to the issuance of further proclama-
ton 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 Maryland National Guard and the
! Maryland Naval Militia, and citizens
of this State have been indicted into
| the armed forces of the United States
under Federal Consumption Laws, and,
by reason thereof, duly qualified vot-
| ers 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,, ], HERBERT
r. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF MARY
LAND by virtue of the authority con-
| ferred upon me, as aforesaid, by said
Acts of Assembly, do hereby suspend
| the operation of the election laws of
the State, and all rules and regula-
tions adopted hereunder as and to
the extent authorized by said Acts of
| Assembly, to the end that the provi-
sions of, said Acts, authorizing and
providing the means for duly qualified
voters absent in the military or naval
service of the United States to pri-
mary or special elections held subse-
quent to the issuance of this procla-
nation and prior to the issuance of
further proclamation ending the SUI
| spension of the election laws, as pro-
vided by the aforesaid Acts.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 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 21st day Of
| May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and forty
| two.
| Herbert r.. O'COnOr (Signed)
| Governor
By the Governor:
Thomas Elmo Jones (Signed)
| Secretary of State
| THE GREAT SEAL
OF
MARYLAND