Voting Records in PA

In this episode, Denys Allen covers the types of voting records, namely voting registers, available during three different time periods in Pennsylvania. If you want to see a visual listing of voting register items, check out the video on the PA Ancestors YouTube Channel (link below).

Timestamps:

[00:00:13] History of Voting Records in PA

[00:04:06] What is in Voter Registration Records

[00:08:00] Where to Find Voting Records Links:

Voting records available in the FamilySearch catalog - Go to FamilySearch.org -> click on ‘Search’, then ‘Catalog’ -> type in “Pennsylvania” followed by the county you want -> scroll down to Voting Registers to see if any are available for the county.

Pennsylvania early colonial voting registers and election returns - https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/685513

Check the county courthouses for voting registers that are in storage. Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsletter

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