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==Online Resources==


*'''1867-1868''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70876/ WEB: Florida, Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
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*'''1867-1868''' [https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/election1867/ Florida Memory Project, Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868] - index & images
*'''1867-1905''' {{RecordSearch|3326846|Florida, County Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Florida, County Voter Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1880-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20373/florida-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Florida, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($)


==Voting Rights History==
To make it easier for election officials, voting registers were often arranged alphabetically by the names of citizens eligible to vote. In addition to the name and address of the voter, these may contain naturalization information and date and place of birth. There was no poll tax on persons eligible to vote in Florida.


*'''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>
=== Researching Florida Voting Records  ===
*'''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>
*'''Early 1890s''': Jim Crow Laws passed to revoke African-Americans right to vote<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#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>


==What Can be Found in the Records==
It is usually best to start searching for voting records (registers, poll lists, poll books, or electoral records) at a local level such as the city, town, or village and then try the county or state. Links to county pages appear below. Many are also found at [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html IRAD] depositories.  
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''':


*Name
Additional resources for Florida voting records may be found in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AFlorida%20%2Bkeywords%3AVoting%20%2Bkeywords%3ARegisters Florida-Voting Registers] topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [http://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers]. Also find Florida voting resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Aillinois+voting+registers&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].
*Birth place
*Residence
*Years living in city, county, state
*Whether naturalized, date, court <br>


==How to Find Voting Records==
=== Published 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:


*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in Florida
Voting records found in Family Search:  
*Go to United States, Florida
*Once there, click on "Places within United States, Florida"
*Select the county that contains your town of interest
*If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Records"


==References==
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AFlorida%20%2Bkeywords%3AVoting%20%2Bkeywords%3ARegisters Florida-Voting Registers] (17) Territorial Sate  and Counties. 
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=== Web Sites  ===
[[Category:Florida, United States]]  
 
[[Category:Voting Records]]
[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Florida/Default.aspx?category=35&ldf=2 Ancestry] counties ($)
 
{{Florida|Florida}}  
[[Category:Voting registers]][[Category:Florida]]

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To make it easier for election officials, voting registers were often arranged alphabetically by the names of citizens eligible to vote. In addition to the name and address of the voter, these may contain naturalization information and date and place of birth. There was no poll tax on persons eligible to vote in Florida.

Researching Florida Voting Records[edit | edit source]

It is usually best to start searching for voting records (registers, poll lists, poll books, or electoral records) at a local level such as the city, town, or village and then try the county or state. Links to county pages appear below. Many are also found at IRAD depositories.

Additional resources for Florida voting records may be found in the Florida-Voting Registers topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Also find Florida voting resources available at many libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search WorldCat and the FamilySearch Catalog.

Published Records[edit | edit source]

Voting records found in Family Search:

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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