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==Online Resources==
*'''1834-1981''' {{RecordSearch|4016429|Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1857-1868''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20277/alabama-voter-registration-books-1857-1868?s=275764761 Alabama, Voter Registration Books, 1857-1868] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
*'''1867''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60968/ Alabama, Voter Registration, 1867] at Ancestry.com; index and images


Yearly <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">voting</span> registers list the persons who were eligible to vote. Male citizens over the age of 21 were eligible to vote. Women will be listed only after 1920. The registers may be available from about 1900. The records sometimes mention the date and court of naturalization. They are arranged by precinct and are not alphabetical. They give the person’s name, age, precinct, post office, and date of birth and include the years the poll tax was paid. Sometimes the record may indicate "deceased," "moved," "gone," or "out of county." The Family History Library has microfilms of many of these county records, sometimes to the 1940s. For example:
==Voting Rights History==
 
*'''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>
<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Alabama</span>. Probate Court (De Kalb County). ''Alphabetical List of Registered Voters, 1902–1930.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1672913.) These records are arranged by year, location, and then surname. They include the name of the voter, and usually the age, precinct or ward, and post office. Beginning in 1908, the records usually give the exact date of birth.
*'''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>
<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">Voting</span> registers are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
*'''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>
<span class="highlightedSearchTerm">ALABAMA</span>, [COUNTY]- <span class="highlightedSearchTerm">VOTING</span> REGISTERS
==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>
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'''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 Alabama
*Go to United States, Alabama
*Once there, click on "Places within United States, Alabama"
*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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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 Alabama
  • Go to United States, Alabama
  • Once there, click on "Places within United States, Alabama"
  • Select the county that contains your town of interest
  • If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers"

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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