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Related: About this forumFFRF lawsuit ends religious test to register to vote in Alabama
FFRF sued the Alabama secretary of state last October on behalf of four Alabama citizens who encountered and objected to a religious test to register to vote.
Now that the state of Alabama has amended all its voter registration forms to allow citizens to opt out of the religious oath, both online and in printed forms, the national state/church watchdog is voluntarily dismissing its federal lawsuit challenging the uniquely Alabamian mandatory religious voter registration oath.
The Alabama secretary of state excludes Alabama citizens from being able to vote if they are unable to swear a religious oath, stated the suit. The secretary of states official policy is to hinder the registration of voters who are unable to swear so help me God. This policy violates the rights of the plaintiffs and others under the First and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
As part of a settlement, the secretary of state has amended all of the voter registration forms to allow voters to avoid swearing a religious oath. The new mail in form provides a check box that says, OPTIONAL: Because of a sincerely held belief, I decline to include the final four words of the oath above.
...https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/38678-breaking-news-ffrf-lawsuit-ends-religious-test-to-register-to-vote-in-alabama
Now that the state of Alabama has amended all its voter registration forms to allow citizens to opt out of the religious oath, both online and in printed forms, the national state/church watchdog is voluntarily dismissing its federal lawsuit challenging the uniquely Alabamian mandatory religious voter registration oath.
The Alabama secretary of state excludes Alabama citizens from being able to vote if they are unable to swear a religious oath, stated the suit. The secretary of states official policy is to hinder the registration of voters who are unable to swear so help me God. This policy violates the rights of the plaintiffs and others under the First and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
As part of a settlement, the secretary of state has amended all of the voter registration forms to allow voters to avoid swearing a religious oath. The new mail in form provides a check box that says, OPTIONAL: Because of a sincerely held belief, I decline to include the final four words of the oath above.
...https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/38678-breaking-news-ffrf-lawsuit-ends-religious-test-to-register-to-vote-in-alabama
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FFRF lawsuit ends religious test to register to vote in Alabama (Original Post)
progressoid
Apr 2021
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progree
(10,894 posts)1. K&R, so help me ...
Eugene
(61,823 posts)2. Forward progress, but an affirmation would be a whole lot simpler.
I, , swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury...
That's not so hard, is it?
samnsara
(17,606 posts)3. i wont even say that in court
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)4. FFRF is great! Nt
RFCalifornia
(440 posts)5. Hard to believe this was actually a thing
But it was