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Online Resources

 * 1853-1898 : at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1874-1950 : Maryland, Allegany County, voter registration, 1874-1950 at FamilySearch - images

Voting Rights History

 * By 1856: Universal white male suffrage
 * 1870: The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race
 * 1920: Women are given the right to vote

What Can be Found in the Records
For more information on how voter records can useful visit the United States Voter Records page. 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