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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1893-1960''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3937280 Ohio, Voter Records, 1893-1960] at FamilySearch - index and images. | |||
*'''1900-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20383/ohio-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Ohio, Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index ($) | |||
==Voting Rights History== | ==Voting Rights History== | ||
*'''By 1856''': Universal white male suffrage<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Timeline of voting rights in the United States," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_voting_rights_in_the_United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.</ref> | *'''By 1856''': Universal white male suffrage<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Timeline of voting rights in the United States," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_voting_rights_in_the_United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.</ref> | ||
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*Select the county that contains your town of interest | *Select the county that contains your town of interest | ||
*If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers" | *If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers" | ||
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The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has a card file of naturalized registered voters there. This is available at the [http://publicworks.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/Archives.aspx Cuyahoga County Archives]. It is also available on the FamilySearch Catalog {{FSC|1185457|item|disp=here}}. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Ohio, United States]] [[Category:Voting Records]] | [[Category:Ohio, United States]] [[Category:Voting Records]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1893-1960 Ohio, Voter Records, 1893-1960 at FamilySearch - index and images.
- 1900-Onward Ohio, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
Voting Rights History[edit | edit source]
- By 1856: Universal white male suffrage[1]
- 1870: The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race[2]
- 1917: Women are given the right to vote[3]
What Can be Found in the Records[edit | edit source]
For more information about how Voter 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 Voter Records[edit | edit source]
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 Ohio
- Go to United States, Ohio
- Once there, click on "Places within United States, Ohio"
- Select the county that contains your town of interest
- If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers"
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has a card file of naturalized registered voters there. This is available at the Cuyahoga County Archives. It is also available on the FamilySearch Catalog here.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Black suffrage," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_suffrage#United_States, accessed 2 February 2020.
- ↑ 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.