Opinion ID: 1823190
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Heading: Missing or improper identification

Text: Washington also states that the trial court erred in disqualifying over 71 votes on the grounds that the identification did not comport with Ala.Code 1975, § 17-11A1(b), as further set out in Townson v. Stonicher, [933 So.2d 1062 (Ala. 2005)]. According to Washington, the elections manager failed to check the identification of those voters casting absentee ballots and to notify prospective voters of any deficiencies in their identification so they could remediate the deficiency pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 17-10A-2(c). Although Washington states that the failure to notify the voters of deficiencies in their identification was the fault of the elections manager, he provides no authority for his contention that the requirements of Ala.Code 1975, § 17-10A-2, may be set aside to remedy the elections manager's failure to notify voters of their errors in time for remediation. As a result, the trial court did not err by disqualifying those absentee votes that lacked the identification required by law.