Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-31

signature Of member of armed forces or
relative)
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this.....-.........day of.........--...-....l944.
Estate title of office. If officer Of
armed forces, must be a commits
stoned, non-commissiOned, or petty
officer not below rank of Sergeant
or its equivalent. Affix seal, if any,
Any such communication or request fled
with or received by the County Auditor
after January l, 1914 shall be registered by
the County Auditor in a permanent record
kept by him for such purpose, and the entry
of said name in such register shall cOnsti-
tute the only registration necessary to en-
title any member of the armed forces to
vote at the primary or general elections to
be held in the year 1914. Registrations
under this act may be challenged in the
manner provided for in Laws of 1899. Chap
ter S45, except that the County Auditor
shall not be required to give notice to the
voter, and all reasonable doubt shall be
resolved in favor of the validity Of such
registration. II 1t appears from the COM
munication or request that the applicant is
not qualified to vote at the primary election
but will be qualified to vote at the general
election, then no primary ballot shall be
forwarded to the applicant. but such COM
munication or request shall nevertheless
constitute q request for ballot for the gen.
eral election. Should any such request or
q communication in the form thereof be
addressed to the Secretary of State or any
other election official, the same shall imme-
diately upon its receipt by said election Off
cial be forwarded to the County Auditor of
the county Of residence of such registrant,
as specified in such request and shall have
the same force and effect as il it were
addressed to the County Auditor. The
County Auditor shall. in no event, send
more than one set Of ballots to any member
Of the armed forces for each election.
Every County Auditor shall forthwith
prepare at the expense of his county a sufi-
eient supply of blank forms to be used to
request that ballots be furnished a member
Of the armed forces and shall furnish such
blanks to any person applying therefor.
Sec. 6. The County Auditor shall, as
promptly as possible, mail an official ballot,
or ballots II more than one are to be voted
at the election, to every absent member Of
the armed forces who has been registered
in accordance with the foregoing provisions.
Registration for the primary election shall
entitle the registrant to receive a general
election ballot without further application,
Notwithstanding that the registrant may
have failed to vote in the primary election.
Said ballot or ballots shall be mailed by air
mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope upon
which shall be printed OFFICIAL BAL
LOT" There shall also be sent in the same
envelope a return envelope addressed to the
County Auditor of the county in which said
vote is to be cast upon which shall be
printed OFFICIAL WAR BALLOT and
upon the back of which shall be an affidavit
in the following form:
THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN
ORDER THAT THE ENCLOSED BALLOT
BE COUNTED:
/, do solemnly
swear that am over the age of 81 years or
will be 81 years on or before July 10, 1914
.........-.......or on or before November Z, 1914
Lab I.,As AL.,N
of the United States; that for more than
six months prior to my entrance into the
armed forces l was a resident of the State
Of Minnesota; that for more than thirty
days prior thereto resided at...................
that have not
cast another vote or returned another ballot
for this election to any voting district and
that l am otherwise qualified to vote the
enclosed ballot which personally marked
and sealed in this envelope without exhibit
ing it to any other person, or which, in case
of my physical incapacity, has been marked
for me and sealed in this envelope under my
personal direction.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
thls---..-.--.....day Of.....-............-.l944.
State title of Office. II officer of
armed forces, must be a commits
stoned. non-commissioned or petty
officer mot below the rank of Ser
geant or its equivalent). Afix seal,
il any,
NOTE: Temporary change of dwelling
place made necessary by military service
does not affect the voters residence.
Priority in mailing shall be given to all
ballots to be sent outside the United States.
In the event the Government of the United
States or any branch. department, agency
or other fundamentally thereof shall make
provision for sending of any voting matter
provided for in this act through the mails
postage free, or otherwise. the election Off
cials of the several counties of the state are
authorized to make use thereof.
No envelope. return envelope or eXplana-
tory note shall contain the name of any
person who is a candidate at the election to
which the enclosed ballot pertains.
Sec. 7. Any affidavits made by an absent
voter pursuant to the provisions of this act
may be executed before a commissioned
officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned
officer not lower in grade than Sergeant or
its equivalent navy rating, or any other
person authorized to administer oaths.
Sec 8. The ballots used under this Sec
ton shall conform to the requirements of
Chapter 345, Laws 1889 and acts amenda-
tory thereof, except that if modification of
the size of ballot or envelope, or weight or
color of paper, is necessary to conform to
mailing requirements of the federal authori-
ties. state and county officials in charge of
the preparation of such ballots and enve-
lopes shall cause such notifications to be
made. Ballots shall be marked pursuant to
instructions contained thereon and shall be
returned in the return envelope provided
therefor.
Sec. 0. Upon receipt of the returned bal
lot, the County Auditor shall stamp upon
the ballot envelope the date of its receipt
in his office and shall check the electors
name with his temporary registration book
to insure that the ballot is from a voter
entitled to vote and that he has not already
returned another ballot for the same cleo
ton. Any discrepancy or dsqualifyinR fact
shall be noted by the County Auditor on the
envelope. In other respects the provisions
of Chapter 345, Laws 1889 and acts amend
atory thereof as to deposit and counting of
to return unused ballots shall not invalidate
the marked ballot, which shall be counted:
hot h,11 l.,