St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-31
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CHAPTER 2-H. F. No. 1


AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO FACILITATE VOTING BY
MINNESOTA ELECTORS SERVING IN
THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
GENERAL ELECTIONS OF 1914, MAX
ING AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR
AND REPEATING CERTAIN LAWS.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. In recognition Of the states
responsibility to enact appropriate legisla-
ton to facilitate so far as practicable the
voting by its qualified electors who are
serving in the armed forces of the United
States, at elections held within the state,
the legislature by this enactment makes
necessary adjustments in the absent voting
law and in the election statutes to provide
adequate time for the preparation and
transmission of ballots to such electors
within and without the United States and
for the return of such ballots in due time
to be recorded at such elections. All county
and local clerks and all election officials
throughout the state are directed to cooper
ate to the fullest possible extent in order to
effectively carry out the purpose and intent
of this act.
Sec. 2. This act applies only to the pri-
mary and general elections to be held in
1914.
Sec 3. Except as modified by this act
the provisions of Chapter 345, Laws 1889
and acts amendatory thereof, and other
statutes relating to elections shall remain
in full force and effect.
Sec. A. The term ARMED forces" as used
herein shall refer to and include the Army
and Navy of the United States, or the Mer-
chant Marine of the United States, or the
American Red Cross, the Society of Friends,
the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots, the
Salvation Army, the United Service Organi-
cations and all other persons connected in
any capacity with the Army or Navy of the
United States.
Sec. 8. Registration for the primary and
general elections to be held in 1914 may be
made by or for any member Of the armed
forces over 81 years of age or who will
attain the age of 81 years or before July
10, 1914 desiring to vote at the primary
election on said date, and any member of
the armed forces over the age of 81 years
or who will attain the age of 81 years on
or before November Z, 1914 desiring to vote
at the general election, by the member of
the armed forces himself or by a parent,
spouse, or brother, sister, or child over
the age of eighteen years, by filing in the
Office of the County Auditor Of the county
Of which he was a resident prior to his
entrance into the armed forces, a request
for ballot in substantially the following
upon a form prepared and distributed by
the War and Navy Departments or other
wise:
REQUEST FOR BALLOTS
To the County Auditor of.........-..........
County, Minnesota, United States of Amer
ica:
The name Of the person for whom ballots
are requested
He is a member of
the armed forces Of the United States. He
expects to be absent from his place of resi-
dence in Minnesota on the primary and
general election dates. Request is therefore
made that ballots be furnished to him to be
used by him in voting at such elections and
be sent to him at the address herein stated.
He is a citizen of the United States. He is
q resident of the State of Minnesota and
has been such resident for more than six
months last past.
He was born on the............. day of
the year........
His home and place of residence Is and on
said election days will be at.....................
(Town, City or Village)
State of Minnesota
His voting precinct or district according to
the best information of the undersigned is
.--.-
(Give precinct and ward number or name of
----- --.---
precinct if you know it)
Ballots are to be sent to said member of the
armed forces at the following address:
Of this request is signed by the spouse, par
ent, or brother, sister, child over the
age of 10 years, of the member of the armed
forces, fill in the following paragraph