Sec. 9-134. Members of the armed forces; definitions.
Sec. 9-134. Members of the armed forces; definitions. The term "members of
the armed forces", wherever used in this chapter, means members in active service of
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Public Health Service and Merchant Marine of the United States, and all regular and
reserve components thereof. The term "members of the Merchant Marine of the United
States", wherever used in this chapter, means persons employed as officers or members
of crews of vessels documented under the laws of the United States, or of vessels owned
by the United States, or of vessels of foreign-flag registry under charter to or control of
the United States, and persons enrolled with the United States for employment, or for
training for employment, or maintained by the United States for emergency relief service, as officers or members of crews of any such vessels; but does not mean persons
so employed, or enrolled for such employment or for training for such employment, or
maintained for such emergency relief service, on the Great Lakes or the inland waterways. The term "United States", wherever used geographically in this chapter, includes
the territorial limits of the states of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(1953, 1955, S. 619d; P.A. 79-363, S. 10, 38; P.A. 86-179, S. 2, 53.)
History: P.A. 79-363 referred to elector's inability to appear at polling place rather than his absence from town; P.A.
86-179 deleted sentence authorizing absentee voting by elector unable to appear at polling place because of active service
with armed forces.