Monterey County, California
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=== Voters Records === | === Voters Records === | ||
| + | The following is a list of original voter registration records recently transferred from Monterey County Elections Department to the Monterey County Historical Society archival facility in Salinas. To access records, see: http://www.mchsmuseum.com/ | ||
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| + | Great Register of Voters:<br>Ledger Books:<br>1866-1870 1 book<br>1870 1 book<br>1881-1883,1886,1888,1890 1 book<br>1892 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books<br>1896 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books<br>1898 (Vol. 3) 2 books<br>1900 (Vol. 1,Vol. 2) 2 books<br>1902 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books<br>1904 (Vol. 1, Vol.2) 2 books<br>1906-1907 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books<br>1908-1909 (A-L, M-Z) 2 books<br>1910-1911 (A-L, M-Z) 2 books<br>1912-1913 (A-L, M-Z) 4 books<br>1914-1915 (A-L, M-Z) 2 books | ||
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| + | Scattered records:<br>Voter affidavits*:<br>1922-23 (Affidavits, Pleyto precinct)<br>1930-31 (Affidavits, Blanco precinct) | ||
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| + | Indexes (no voter affidavits):<br>1938, August primary (Greenfield precincts No.1 and No. 2) | ||
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| + | Description of collection:<br>The ledger books<sup>1</sup> titled Great Register of Voters are the original handwritten manuscripts kept by the County Clerk’s (Registrar of Voters) office of the County of Monterey beginning in 1866.<sup>2</sup> The entries are made in alphabetical sections (with alpha sub-sections) and show chronological appearance of voters as they were sworn and registered to vote. The entries include place of nativity (birthplace); age of voter; place of residence (post office or precinct); date and place of naturalization, if applicable; whether citizen by virtue of Treaty of Hildago or citizen by virtue of father’s naturalization (and in later years a woman’s citizenship status by marriage); occupation; date of appearance to be sworn; and date of registration. Later registration data includes a physical description of the voter and party affiliation. The Registrar of Voters also appended notes to the entries to indicate reasons for cancellation whether due to removal to another county or state, transfer to another county due to change of boundary lines (i.e. to San Benito County in 1874), death, incarceration or “Section 1106” (failure to vote). These notations usually contained dates if known. Copies of the list of voters not thus cancelled, were made every two years and sometimes more frequently if a special election occurred (polling lists). These copies of uncancelled voters were sent to the state and other repositories on a routine basis. Microfilm of these typeset lists is available at the California State Library in Sacramento, California, and other repositories.<sup>3</sup> | ||
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| + | These original handwritten Great Register ledger books have not been microfilmed or transcribed. There was a partial transcription done of the 1890 Great Register as part of a census substitute project<sup>4</sup> but the transcription does not include cancellation information. | ||
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| + | Note: The Great Register books contain information for years other than marked on the book spines. For example, the 1866-1870 Great Register contains several entries made after 1870 when cancellations were noted and the 1890 Great Register shows voter registration dates which occurred years earlier. | ||
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| + | *Voter affidavits are registration forms signed by the voters and contain birth date, birth place, residence address, occupation, party affiliation and sometimes cancellation information. | ||
| + | <pre>1 Some years are missing. | ||
| + | 2 Beginning in the year 1866, California state law required a list of voters to be kept. | ||
| + | 3 Monterey County (California) County Clerk. Great Register of Voters 1867, 1869, 1872, | ||
| + | 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898. | ||
| + | (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975). | ||
| + | 4 Bettyann Lockwood Hedegard, ed., 1890 great register of Monterey County, California. | ||
| + | (Salinas, CA: Monterey County Genealogy Society, c1993). | ||
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| + | Courtesy of Junel Davidsen | ||
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| + | </pre> | ||
== Societies, Libraries and Museums == | == Societies, Libraries and Museums == | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 30 October 2010
United States > California > Monterey County
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County Courthouse
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18 February 1850: Monterey County was created as an original county. County seat: Salinas [1]
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Voters Records
The following is a list of original voter registration records recently transferred from Monterey County Elections Department to the Monterey County Historical Society archival facility in Salinas. To access records, see: http://www.mchsmuseum.com/
Great Register of Voters:
Ledger Books:
1866-1870 1 book
1870 1 book
1881-1883,1886,1888,1890 1 book
1892 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books
1896 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books
1898 (Vol. 3) 2 books
1900 (Vol. 1,Vol. 2) 2 books
1902 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books
1904 (Vol. 1, Vol.2) 2 books
1906-1907 (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) 2 books
1908-1909 (A-L, M-Z) 2 books
1910-1911 (A-L, M-Z) 2 books
1912-1913 (A-L, M-Z) 4 books
1914-1915 (A-L, M-Z) 2 books
Scattered records:
Voter affidavits*:
1922-23 (Affidavits, Pleyto precinct)
1930-31 (Affidavits, Blanco precinct)
Indexes (no voter affidavits):
1938, August primary (Greenfield precincts No.1 and No. 2)
Description of collection:
The ledger books1 titled Great Register of Voters are the original handwritten manuscripts kept by the County Clerk’s (Registrar of Voters) office of the County of Monterey beginning in 1866.2 The entries are made in alphabetical sections (with alpha sub-sections) and show chronological appearance of voters as they were sworn and registered to vote. The entries include place of nativity (birthplace); age of voter; place of residence (post office or precinct); date and place of naturalization, if applicable; whether citizen by virtue of Treaty of Hildago or citizen by virtue of father’s naturalization (and in later years a woman’s citizenship status by marriage); occupation; date of appearance to be sworn; and date of registration. Later registration data includes a physical description of the voter and party affiliation. The Registrar of Voters also appended notes to the entries to indicate reasons for cancellation whether due to removal to another county or state, transfer to another county due to change of boundary lines (i.e. to San Benito County in 1874), death, incarceration or “Section 1106” (failure to vote). These notations usually contained dates if known. Copies of the list of voters not thus cancelled, were made every two years and sometimes more frequently if a special election occurred (polling lists). These copies of uncancelled voters were sent to the state and other repositories on a routine basis. Microfilm of these typeset lists is available at the California State Library in Sacramento, California, and other repositories.3
These original handwritten Great Register ledger books have not been microfilmed or transcribed. There was a partial transcription done of the 1890 Great Register as part of a census substitute project4 but the transcription does not include cancellation information.
Note: The Great Register books contain information for years other than marked on the book spines. For example, the 1866-1870 Great Register contains several entries made after 1870 when cancellations were noted and the 1890 Great Register shows voter registration dates which occurred years earlier.
- Voter affidavits are registration forms signed by the voters and contain birth date, birth place, residence address, occupation, party affiliation and sometimes cancellation information.
1 Some years are missing. 2 Beginning in the year 1866, California state law required a list of voters to be kept. 3 Monterey County (California) County Clerk. Great Register of Voters 1867, 1869, 1872, 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898. (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975). 4 Bettyann Lockwood Hedegard, ed., 1890 great register of Monterey County, California. (Salinas, CA: Monterey County Genealogy Society, c1993). Courtesy of Junel Davidsen
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Websites
- Monterey County CAGenWeb
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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