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| link5=[[Florida Voting | | link5=[[Florida Voting Records|Voting Records]]}} | ||
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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1867-1868''' | |||
*'''1867-1905''' | *'''1867-1868''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70876/ WEB: Florida, Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1867-1868''' [https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/election1867/ Florida Memory Project, Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868] - index & images | |||
*'''1867-1905''' {{RecordSearch|3326846|Florida, County Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Florida, County Voter Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1880-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20373/florida-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Florida, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
==Voting Rights History== | ==Voting Rights History== | ||
*'''By 1856''': Universal white male suffrage<ref>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.</ref> | *'''By 1856''': Universal white male suffrage<ref>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.</ref> | ||
*'''1870''': The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.</ref> | *'''1870''': The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.</ref> | ||
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*'''1920''': Women are given the right to vote<ref>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.</ref> | *'''1920''': Women are given the right to vote<ref>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.</ref> | ||
*'''1965''': The Voting Rights Act passes; African-Americans are given back the right to vote<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Voting Rights Act of 1965," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965, accessed 2 February 2020.</ref> | *'''1965''': The Voting Rights Act passes; African-Americans are given back the right to vote<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Voting Rights Act of 1965," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965, accessed 2 February 2020.</ref> | ||
==What Can be Found in the Records== | ==What Can be Found in the Records== | ||
For more information about how | For more information about how Voting Records can help your genealogical research see [[United States Voting Records|United States Voting Records]].<br> | ||
'''Voting records often contain''': | '''Voting records often contain''': | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Birth place | *Birth place | ||
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*Years living in city, county, state | *Years living in city, county, state | ||
*Whether naturalized, date, court <br> | *Whether naturalized, date, court <br> | ||
==How to Find | |||
==How to Find Voting Records== | |||
Most voter records were kept on the county level (for New England states this should be town level). To see what FamilySearch has for your county (town) of research follow these steps: | Most voter records were kept on the county level (for New England states this should be town level). To see what FamilySearch has for your county (town) of research follow these steps: | ||
*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in Florida | *Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in Florida | ||
*Go to United States, Florida | *Go to United States, Florida | ||
*Once there, click on "Places within United States, Florida" | *Once there, click on "Places within United States, Florida" | ||
*Select the county that contains your town of interest | *Select the county that contains your town of interest | ||
*If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting | *If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Records" | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Florida, United States]] [[Category: | [[Category:Florida, United States]] | ||
[[Category:Voting Records]] | |||
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