District of Columbia Voting Records
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Online Resources
- 1862-1874: US Internal Revenue Assessment Lists at FamilySearch; images only
- 1862-1918: US IRS Tax Assessment Lists at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1900-Onward District of Columbia Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1929-2023 Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1929-2023 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Voting Rights History
- By 1856: Universal white male suffrage[1]
- 1870: The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race[2]
- 1896: Women are given the right to vote[3]
What Can be Found in the Records
For more information about how Voting Records can help your genealogical research see United States Voting Records.
Voting records often contain:
- Name
- Birth place
- Residence
- Years living in city, county, state
- Whether naturalized, date, court
How to Find Voting Records
- Go to the FamilySearch Catalog and in the place field type in Indiana
- Go to United States, District of Columbia
- If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers"
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Timeline of voting rights in the United States," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_voting_rights_in_the_United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Women's suffrage in the United States," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.