A vote here sign stands in front of the polling place at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Columbia, South Carolina, February 20, 2016. | Reuters/Joshua Roberts
In response to a lawsuit brought by a leading atheist organization, Alabama has decided to allow residents registering to vote to opt out of signing an oath that includes the phrase “So Help Me God.”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, an outspoken secular group that advocates for a strict separation of church and state, filed a lawsuit against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a Republican, last September. The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the state’s mail-in voter registration form, which required applicants to sign a declaration beginning with “I solemnly swear or affirm” and concluding with “So help me God.”
A vote here sign stands in front of the polling place at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Columbia, South Carolina, February 20, 2016. | Reuters/Joshua Roberts
In response to a lawsuit brought by a leading atheist organization, Alabama has decided to allow residents registering to vote to opt out of signing an oath that includes the phrase “So Help Me God.”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, an outspoken secular group that advocates for a strict separation of church and state, filed a lawsuit against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a Republican, last September. The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the state’s mail-in voter registration form, which required applicants to sign a declaration beginning with “I solemnly swear or affirm” and concluding with “So help me God.”
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