Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 58 Part 1.djvu/161

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78TH CONG., 2D SESS. -CH. 150-APR . 1, 1944 "(2) Persons serving with the American Red Cross, the Soci- ety of Friends, the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots, and the United Service Organizations, outside the United States who are attached to and serving with the armed forces of the United States. "(3) Members of the armed forces, inside the United States. "(b) The provisions of this title shall apply to, and the ballot provided for by this title may be used by- "(1) an individual referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), if he is a citizen of a State whose Governor has certified, prior to July 15 of the year in which the election is to be held, (A) that such State has made no provision for procedure which will enable the citizens thereof to whom sub- section (a) applies to vote by State absentee ballot, and (B) that the use of ballots provided for by this title is authorized by the laws of such State; or "(2) an individual referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), if he is a citizen of a State whose Governor has certified, prior to July 15 of the year in which the election is to be held, that the use of ballots provided for by this title is author- ized by the laws of such State, even though the Governor thereof does not make the certification referred to in clause (A) of para- graph (1), but only if such individual states in his oath that, prior to September 1, he made application for a State absentee ballot but, as of October 1, has not received it. No individual who is not included under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be entitled to use, or be furnished, a ballot under this title. Certifications referred to in this subsection shall be made to the Commission. "OFFICIAL FEDERAL WAR BALLOTS, ENVELOPES, AND EXPLANATIONS "SEC. 303 . (a) The Commission shall cause to be prepared and printed for use in voting in general elections under this title an adequate number of official Federal war ballots. Each ballot shall be printed in the following form insofar as the offices enumerated are appropriate to the particular election: "OFFICIAL FEDERAL WAR BALLOT "Instruction.-To vote, write in the name of the candidate of your choice for each office. "ELECTOBS OF PBESIDENT AND VICE PBESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES "(A vote for President includes a vote for Vice President of the same party, and shall be deemed to be a vote for the candidates by name for Presidential and Vice Presidential electors of his party in your State) "Write in the name of your choice for President.- [ "UNITED STATES SENATOB "(ONLY it a Senator is to be elected in your State) "Write in the name of your choice for Senator. I- "UNrAED STATES SENATOB, UNMXIRED TER "(ONLY if a Senator is to be elected in your State for an unexpired term) "Write in the name of your choice for Senator. __1 "RE PR ESENTATIVE IN CONiOBl S Fm YOUR DISTICT "Write in the name of your choice for Representative in j Congress for your district Persons eligible to use ballot. 141 58 STAT.]