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'''''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[California Genealogy|California]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Voting Registers''' {{CA-sidebar}} | |||
[[Image:Countyelection.jpg|right|300px|Countyelection.jpg]][[California Genealogy|California]] voter registration records can help you locate most male citizens between the years of the federal censuses. The first voter registration records were county poll lists. Although poll lists were required by law after 1850, the earliest records are incomplete.<br><br> | [[Image:Countyelection.jpg|right|300px|Countyelection.jpg]][[California Genealogy|California]] voter registration records can help you locate most male citizens between the years of the federal censuses. The first voter registration records were county poll lists. Although poll lists were required by law after 1850, the earliest records are incomplete.<br><br> | ||
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*Index of naturalized voters, 1850-1898 | *Index of naturalized voters, 1850-1898 | ||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/gr_intro.htm 1890 Great Register of Voters], Sonoma County, California - RootsWeb | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/gr_intro.htm 1890 Great Register of Voters], Sonoma County, California - RootsWeb | ||
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To find online resources for a county of interest, try a Google search using the county name and “Great Registers” as keywords. | To find online resources for a county of interest, try a Google search using the county name and “Great Registers” as keywords. | ||
== Printed and Microfilmed Resources == | |||
Some original manuscript registers have been destroyed, and information is only available in the printed versions. Many existing printed registers and indexes reside at the California State Library in Sacramento; some are housed at Bancroft Library at University of California in Berkeley. | Some original manuscript registers have been destroyed, and information is only available in the printed versions. Many existing printed registers and indexes reside at the California State Library in Sacramento; some are housed at Bancroft Library at University of California in Berkeley. | ||
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Copies of printed registers or indexes, especially those compiled from the 1890 Great Registers, may be located in libraries through WorldCat. | Copies of printed registers or indexes, especially those compiled from the 1890 Great Registers, may be located in libraries through WorldCat. | ||
== Affidavits of Registration. == | |||
Most early affidavits were destroyed, but some still exist in counties, usually archived by the county. | Most early affidavits were destroyed, but some still exist in counties, usually archived by the county. | ||