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California Genealogy Trails
Voter Registrations & Great Registers
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In 1866, California established the Great Registry Act. All eligible
voters were required to register. The Registry Act instructed county
clerks to prepare Great Registers that would include names of all legal
voters. Prior to 1866, voter records consisted of county poll lists. In
1872 another law required that counties publish an index or alphabetical
listing of all registered voters every two years. This usually happened
on the even numbered years. Women were able to register in 1911 but do
not begin to appear in the registries until 1912.
This is an invaluable tool that can be used in between census years to
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Available
Transcriptions of Voter Registrations for California |
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Updated 9/17/2010
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