Roe v. Alabama ex rel. Evans

In Alabama, a person voting by absentee ballot must execute an “affidavit” in the presence of a “‘notary public or other officer authorized to acknowledge oaths or two witnesses 18 years of age or older.’ ” Ala.Code § 17-10-7 (1980).1 Section 17-10-9 of the code prescribes the physical form of the ballot and the affidavit. The affidavit form must be printed on an envelope. A second, smaller envelope, which does not identify the absentee voter and contains the voter’s completed ballot, must be sealed inside the affidavit envelope, and that envelope must then be mailed to the appropriate county…