An absentee affidavit is to be completed if an applicant is unable to appear personally before the County Clerk to apply for a marriage license. The Absentee Affidavit is to be completed if an applicant is unable to appear personally before the County Clerk to apply for a marriage license.The attached affidavit of absent applicant is to be used to apply for a marriage license when one party is unable to appear in the County Clerk's office. A General Affidavit is a written statement, sworn to be true, giving specific reasons to support the things you are asking a judge to do. Affidavits are normally used in court proceedings or government agencies. An affidavit of marriage is a legally binding document that proves a legal marriage exists between two people. A notarized affidavit of age and identity must be submitted to complete the application process if applying remotely. • Mark the appropriate boxes provided in the application.