District of Columbia Voting Records

Online Resources

 * 1862-1874: at FamilySearch; images only
 * 1862-1918: US IRS Tax Assessment Lists at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Voting Rights History

 * By 1856: Universal white male suffrage
 * 1870: The 15th Amendment is passed and prohibits restricting suffrage based on race
 * 1896: Women are given the right to vote

What Can be Found in the Records
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

 * Go to the FamilySearch Catalog and in the place field type in Indiana
 * Go to United States, District of Columbia
 * If FamilySearch has voter records for your county, they will be under "Voting Registers"