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1827-1955 - Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955 at FamilySearch — index and images
1856-1909 - Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images
1867-1868 - Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — index
1867-1869 - Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869, ($) index
In 1867 a voter registration list was made in Georgia. It included naturalization information about foreign-born men. This and other registers are preserved at the Georgia Department of Archives and History.

Registers of some counties from the 1870s to the 1920s are on microfilm at the Family History Library. To access these voting records through the FamilySearch Catalog, use a Place-names Search for:

GEORGIA, [COUNTY] - VOTING REGISTERS

GEORGIA, [COUNTY], [CITY] - VOTING REGISTERS

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-==Online Resources==
-*'''1856-1941''' {{RecordSearch|3326831|Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1909}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Georgia, County Voter Registrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*'''1856-1896, 1901-1917''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2766/ Savannah, Georgia, Voter Records, 1856-1896, 1901-1917] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
-*'''1867-1869''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1857/ Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869] at Ancestry ($)
-==Voting Rights History==
+== Online Resources ==
-*'''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>
+*'''1827-1955''' - {{RecordSearch|2125026|Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
-*'''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>
+*'''1856-1909''' - {{RecordSearch|3326831|Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1909}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
-*'''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>
+*'''1867-1868''' - {{RecordSearch|2739725|Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
-*'''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>
+*'''1867-1869''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1857 Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869], ($) index
-*'''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>
+*In 1867 a voter registration list was made in [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]]. It included naturalization information about foreign-born men. This and other registers are preserved at the [http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/ Georgia Department of Archives and History.]
-==What Can be Found in the Records==
-For more information about how Voter Records can help your genealogical research see [[United States Voting Records|United States Voting Records]].<br>
+*Registers of some counties from the 1870s to the 1920s are on microfilm at the Family History Library. To access these voting records through the FamilySearch Catalog, use a Place-names Search for:
-'''Voting records often contain''':
-*Name
+:GEORGIA, [COUNTY] - VOTING REGISTERS
-*Birth place
+:GEORGIA, [COUNTY], [CITY] - VOTING REGISTERS
-*Residence
-*Years living in city, county, state
-*Whether naturalized, date, court <br>
+{{Georgia|Georgia}}
-==How to Find Voter 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:
+[[Category:Georgia, United States|Voting Registers]]
-*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in Georgia
-*Go to United States, Georgia
-*Once there, click on "Places within United States, Georgia"
-*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:Georgia, United States]] [[Category:Voting Records]]