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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1924''' | *'''1872-1878''' {{RecordSearch|4117523|New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered, 1872-1878}} at FamilySearch — [[New York, Record of Naturalized Voters Registered - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1924''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61536/ New York, New York, Voter List, 1924] at Ancestry - index & images ($); ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20823/new-york-city-voter-lists-1924?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | |||
*'''1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61759/ New York State, Address Notification and Absentee Ballot Application Cards, 1944] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
==Voting Rights History== | ==Voting Rights History== | ||
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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> | ||
==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 | ||
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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 New York | *Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in New York | ||
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*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 Registers" | *If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers" | ||
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Additionally, Manhattan voter registrations from 1925 to present can be found at: | |||
:'''New York City Board of Elections (Manhattan)<br>'''200 Varick, 10th Floor<br>New York, NY 10012<br>Telephone: 212-886-3800<br>Fax: 212-886-3820<br>Internet: [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/ http://vote.nyc.ny.us/] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:New York, United States]] [[Category: | [[Category:New York, United States]] [[Category:Voting Records]] | ||
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