The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-04-05
MANY QUALIFY FOR
ABSENTEE VOTING

u. S. Commissioner Dorothy
q. Saxton reported this week that
she has received many inquiries
pertaining to absentee voting 10
help clarity the requirements for
obtaining and using absentee bal
lots, the following information. is
furnished. Further information
may be obtained from Mrs. Sax
ton or at any U. S. Post Office.
Any e1ector of the Territory
who believes that he will be un-
avoidably absent from his home
on election day, whether within
the Territory or not, and more
than two miles distant>from the
voting place in which he IS quail
flied to vote, may vote at any
primary, special or general cleo
ton in the manner provided for
in this Article.
Any electer desiring to vote
under the provisions Of this Ar
ticle (Sections 1891 to 1886
herein may, not more than 40
days nor less than one day be-
for such election, apply in per
son, or by mail to any CofnrnIs-
sioner of the recording district
of which he is a resident for an
official ballot; provided, that
such an elector abiding IN any
locality which IS a distance OF
five miles or more from the Of
flee Of Commissioner and who
will upon election day be more
than two miles distant from the
polling place at which he Is re-
CURED to vote, may call in person
upon the Postmaster of such To-
eality for an official blank ballot
and envelopes as specified in Sec
sion 1888, ACLA, 1949, as am
ended, and such Postmasters are
alere-by authorized to issue the
ballots and envelopes to qualified
persons and administer the oath
and execute the certificate as re-
quired.
When application for an absen-
zee ballot is made by mail. the
letter of application must be post
marked not more than so days
NOR less than four days before
such election.
When any officer authorized to
issue absentee ballots receives
: al application by mail, except
as provided by Sec. 3, the absen-
I tee ballot shall be Immediately
semi 10 the applicant by register
ed mail, who. upon receipt of the
ballot, shall go before any Post
master, Notary Public, Officer of
,ti1e ARMED Services, or other of
adicer qualified to administer
eoaThs. and cast his ballots as pro-
vided.
Any office authorized to issue
absentee ballots may issue such
ballots not later than the day OF
xaiction either by mail, nesseng-
sr tnr personally to an applicant
who may be less than two miles
from the polls on election day, u
such application is accompanied
ava letter from a licensed physl-
Slan stating that the applicant
will be unable to go to the polls
because of physical disability.
provided. that ballots cast at the
the electors place of eonfIne-
nlent must be notarized as pro
vided.
Upon receiving such blank bal
lot and envelopes, the voter shall
proceed, in the presence OF the
Commissioner, Postmaster, or
other officer qualified to admin
aster oaths, to mark the ballot
an such manner that no one
can see his vote; fold, enclose and
seal the ballot in the smaller en-
velope. The voter shall, with his
own hand, subscribe his name,
sex and address to the oath print
ed on the outside of the larger
envelope, swear to the same and
deliver it to the officer who shall
not later than the day OF sucfl
election, deliver the same per
sonally to the Clerk of the Dis
arict Court of the Judicial Divi.
sion in which the electors record
ing district is located; or deposi
same in any U. S. or foreign pos
office in which case the date o
mailing shall be evidenced b,
apostmark.