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Official voting registers began in 1865. Beginning in 1869 the registers included the individual's name, age, birthplace, residence, and naturalization information. By 1918 most counties also had a card index with voter information. The records are kept in the county offices.

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The Family History Library does not have copies of Nevada Voting Registers.

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-==Online Resources==
-==Voting Rights History==
+=== Summary  ===
-*'''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>
+Official voting registers began in 1865. Beginning in 1869 the registers included the individual's name, age, birthplace, residence, and naturalization information. By 1918 most counties also had a card index with voter information. The records are kept in the county offices.
-*'''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>
-==What Can be Found in the Records==
+=== Family History Library Collection  ===
-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''':
+''The Family History Library does not have copies of Nevada Voting Registers.''
-*Name
-*Birth place
+[[Category:Nevada, United States|Voting]]
-*Residence
-*Years living in city, county, state
-*Whether naturalized, date, court <br>
-==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:
-*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in Nevada
-*Go to United States, Nevada
-*Once there, click on "Places within United States, Nevada"
-*Select the county that contains your town of interest
-*If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers"
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Nevada, United States]] [[Category:Voting Records]]