Great Register Abstraction Project
As part of our
The SLOCGS Genealogical Libraries have Great Register and Voter Registration / Affidavit Indexes in our Archives. Originally, both Genealogical Libraries had huge binders that contained Original, Absent, Cancellation and Duplicate Voter Registration Affidavits. Due to the age and fragile condition of the paper, it was decided to scan all of the Affidavits. There were thousands of them - none of which were available anywhere else in the County!
The Affidavits were all indexed prior to scanning - a tremendous job that took almost two years to complete.
This Site is contains links to all of the Indexes and explanations of availability.
Questions? Please direct them to Martha [Project & Publications Chair - SLOCGS]
The History of the California Great Registers
I wish to thank all of the Volunteers for an awesome job!
SLOCGS is committed to making local data available as a Genealogical Resource:
With this thought in mind, it is my pleasure as Project & Publications Chair to make Voter Registration Images available for download. Please check each Section below for years of interest. Each Section has a searchable Index.
The files are available as jpeg's. They were scanned as they were taken from the huge binders, they are loosely alphabetical and are divided up by Year & Precinct. The files are numbered, you will have to estimate [or just take a look] at them to find the one[s] you wish to save.
SLO Genealogical Library Archival Holdings:
The early Great Registers contain the following Information: Name, Age, Occupation, Naturalization Status, Locality of Residence and Date of Registration.
The exception to the above description is the 1892 Great Register, it contains a physical description of the Voter.
The
Indexes and the Images are available:
Years:
1867,
1871,
1873,
1879,
1882,
1888,
1890,
1892
Voter Registration Affidavits: SLOCGS & SLOHS - 1890-1894 Index for Original Affidavits
The Indexes for the various Great Register's are searchable pdf's.
Some of the Collections are not complete as the Affidavit Books were rescued from Dumpsters in the 1970's.
Voter Registration Affidavits contain the following information:
Precinct
Number ~ Whether or not they voted in up to
three elections for that year. ~ Full Name
Occupation ~ Post Office ~ Political
Read English? ~ Write their Name? ~ Physical
Disability that might interfere with marking a
ballot
Date of Registration ~ Signature ~ Subject
to Military Duty?
"Sample Voter Registration Affidavit"
| 1904 Name, Age, Post Office Index = Precinct Location |
1908 Name, Age, Post Office Index = Precinct Location |
1912 Name, Age, Post Office Index = Precinct Location |
| 1916 Original Affidavits Index = All Precincts [Name, Occupation, Post Office] Affidavits ~ Select Precincts Images are Here: |
1918 Name, Age, Post Office Index = Name & Precinct Select Precincts |
1920 - 1921 Original Affidavits Index = Name & Precinct Select Precincts Images are Here: |
| 1920 - 1921 Duplicate & Cancellation Voter Affidavits Select Set: C, D, E, F, G, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Images are Here: |
1922 - 1923 Original Affidavits Select Precincts The Index is huge, rather than frustrate folks trying to download it, please send a note to Martha with your names, I will search and let you know if your names are available. The Index is available on Ancestry. |
1924 - 1925 Original Affidavits Select Precincts Index = Jpeg Images The Affidavit images are here: |
| 1930 Index = Name, Occupation, Post Office Select Precincts |
1932 - 1934 Cancellations ~ Voter Affidavits Incomplete Set: A > J [3 K Entries] S > Z The Images are here. |
1934 Original Voter Affidavits The Indexes & Images are here. |
| 1936 - 1941 Absent Ballot & Cancellations Voter Affidavits This is a full Set ~ Images Here |
1939 - 1944 Cancellations & Duplicates Voter Affidavits Images are Here. |
Thank You ! Barbara Erden, Nancy Casey, Gary Cooper, Denise Dowell, Sandy Files, Julie George, Betty McElhill, Mary Hansen, Lynn Storrs, Lee Van Bergen |
This Site belongs to the San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society
Site Updated: 2 November 2010