To avoid same-sex marriages, Alabama ends marriage licenses.

A template for a marriage license, issued by the Alabama Department of Public Health earlier this year. (Image: Alabama Department of Public Health)

The Alabama House of Representatives gave final legislative approval Thursday to a bill that would end marriage licenses in Alabama, replacing them with signed affidavits. 

The measure, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, passed the House 67 to 26. It goes to…