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Online Resources

 * 1867 — Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database at the Alabama Department of Archives and History - index and images

Voting Rights History

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

What Can be Found in the Records
Voting records often contain: For more information about how Voter Records can help your genealogical research see United States Voting Records.
 * Name
 * Birth place
 * Residence
 * Years living in city, county, state
 * Whether naturalized, date, court