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PUBLIC LAWS--H. 150 -APR . 1 , 1944 Vote for Presiden- tial candidate by name. Mistakes or omis- sions. Official nner enve- lopes. "REPRESENTATIvE AT LARGE IN CONOBEss "(ONLY in the States entitled thereto) "Vote for one or two as the case may be "Write in the name or names of your choice for Repre- sentative at Large. ] A vote for a Presidential candidate by name shall be deemed to be a vote for the candidates by name for Presidential and Vice Presi- dential electors of his party in the voter's State. No ballot shall be invalid by reason of mistake or omission in writing in the name of the candidate where the candidate intended by the voter is plainly identifiable. Where, because of any defect in marking, a ballot is held invalid as to any particular candidate for office, it shall remain valid as to the other candidates for office. "(b) The Commission shall also cause to be prepared and printed an appropriate number of official inner envelopes for use in sealing the official Federal war ballots. Each envelope shall be gummed ready for sealing. Upon one side of the envelope shall be printed: "OFFICIAL FEDERAL WAR BALLOT FOR GENERAL ELECTION "Name of voter "Name of voter ---------------------- -- ---------- -----


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"(PRINT your name plainly here) "Home residence: "Street and number (if any) or rural route ____________ ---- ------ -__ _ _ __ "(PRINT street and number or rural route plainly here) "City or town (if any) -------------------------------------- "(PRINT city or town plainly here) "County----- "(PRINT county plainly here) "Upon the other side of such envelope shall be printed the following oath, at the top of which shall be set forth the date of the election: "OATH OF ELECTOR FOR VOTING IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN 19---. "I do hereby swear (or affirm) that: "(1) I am a citizen of the United States; "(2) The date of my birth was . "(2) The date of my birth was ------------------------------------ "(3) For --------- y ears preceding this election my home residence has been in the State of -----



"(4) For ---------- years preceding this election my home residence has been in the (city, town, or village) of --------------------------------- in the county of ------------------------- a t (street and number, if any, or rural route) ----------------------------- "(5) I am (check appropriate item) : "(a) in the armed forces outside of the United States-- ( ) "(b) in the merchant marine outside of the United States -( )- "(c) serving with the American Red Cross ( ), the Society of Friends ( ), the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots ( ), or the United Service Organizations ( ), outside the United States, and am attached to and serving with the armed forces of the United States; "(6) (Note: Check this item only if true) "I have, prior to September 1, applied for a State ballot for this election, but, as of October 1, have not received it ----------- ( ); and that I have not voted and do not intend to vote in this election at any address other than the above; and that I have not received or offered, do not expect to receive, have not paid, offered or promised to pay, con- tributed, offered, or promised to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation or reward for the giving of a vote at this election, and have not made any promise to influence the giving or withholding of any such vote.


"(Voter MUST WRITE his usualsignature here and oath MUST be administered and attested) [58 STAT.