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==Online Resources==


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


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.
==Voting Rights History==


=== Researching Florida Voting 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>
*'''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>


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.  
==What Can be Found in the Records==
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''':


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 Family History Library catalog (FHLC). 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 Family History Library Catalog|FHLC]].
*Name
*Birth place
*Residence
*Years living in city, county, state
*Whether naturalized, date, court <br>


=== Published Records ===
==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:


Voting records found in Family Search:
*Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and in the place field type in Florida
*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"


*[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. 
==References==
=== Web Sites  ===
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[[Category:Florida, United States]]  
[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Florida/Default.aspx?category=35&ldf=2 Ancestry] counties ($)
[[Category:Voting Records]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 18 February 2024

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Voting Rights History

  • By 1856: Universal white male suffrage[1]
  • 1870: The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race[2]
  • Early 1890s: Jim Crow Laws passed to revoke African-Americans right to vote[3]
  • 1920: Women are given the right to vote[4]
  • 1965: The Voting Rights Act passes; African-Americans are given back the right to vote[5]

What Can be Found in the Records

For more information about how Voting Records can help your genealogical research see United States Voting Records.
Voting records often contain:

  • Name
  • Birth place
  • Residence
  • Years living in city, county, state
  • Whether naturalized, date, court

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 FamilySearch Catalog and in the place field type in Florida
  • 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
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