Kentucky Voting Records: Difference between revisions

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Voting registers were created to make it easier for election officials to run the various elections held in Kentucky. These registers were often arranged alphabetically by the names of citizens eligible to vote. The early voting registers listed just the head of house, while some of the later voting registers listed not only the name but also the voter’s address, naturalization information, and date and place of birth.

White males in Kentucky, age 21 and over, paid a poll tax for the privilege of voting. See the "Taxation" section for records.

Original poll (voter) lists may be found in the custody of county clerks. The Family History Library has few such lists for Kentucky. Those available will be listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- VOTING REGISTERS

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+Voting registers were created to make it easier for election officials to run the various elections held in [[Portal:Kentucky|Kentucky]]. These registers were often arranged alphabetically by the names of citizens eligible to vote. The early voting registers listed just the head of house, while some of the later voting registers listed not only the name but also the voter’s address, naturalization information, and date and place of birth.
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-==Online Resources==
-'''''Voting Records'''''<br>
-*'''1904-1935''' {{RecordSearch|4132034|Kentucky, Voter Registers and Registration Books, 1904-1935}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, Voter Registers and Registration Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index & images; selected counties
-==Voting Rights History==
+White males in Kentucky, age 21 and over, paid a poll tax for the privilege of voting. See the "Taxation" section for records.
-*'''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>
+Original poll (voter) lists may be found in the custody of county clerks. The Family History Library has few such lists for Kentucky. Those available will be listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
-*'''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>
+KENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- VOTING REGISTERS<br>
-*'''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>
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-==What Can be Found in the Records==
+[[Category:Kentucky]]
-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
-*Birth place
-*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 Kentucky
-*Go to United States, Kentucky
-*Once there, click on "Places within United States, Kentucky"
-*Select the county that contains your town of interest
-*If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers"
-==References==
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-[[Category:Kentucky, United States]] [[Category:Voting Records]]