Does the position of an author byline on a page affect authorship?

[nicole.healthline]

We want to move our author byline to the bottom of the page, but we are wondering if this will affect how authorship displays on a page?

[WilliamKammer]

In my experience, it doesn't matter where the byline is. I've dealt with sites with is almost everywhere and recently had a site with it in the footer with no issue. Maybe not the ideal place to have it, but still an option it seems.