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California voter registration records can help you locate most male citizens between the years of the federal censuses. The first voter registration records were county poll lists. Although poll lists were required by law after 1850, the earliest records are incomplete.
In 1866, poll lists were replaced by voter registers known as the Great Registers. Each voter was required to register with the county clerk, giving his full name, age, state or country of birth, occupation, and address. If naturalized, he was to declare the name of the court and the date when the naturalization took place. An 1872 law required all counties to print an alphabetical list of voters every two years. Since 1895, data on voters has been more detailed.
All but a few of the Great Registers are available at the California Section of the California State Library in Sacramento. Duplicate copies are at the Bancroft Library at the University of California in Berkeley, and also in county courthouses. Most are on microfilm at the Family History Library. For example, for San Francisco the library has 190 films that include the:
- Great Registers, 1866-1898
- Indexes, 1866, 1888-1904
- Index of naturalized voters, 1850-1898
Contents
External Links
- 1890 Great Register of Voters, Sonoma County, California
- 1896 Sierra Madre Great Register - SCGS
- Registered Voters in California from Prince Edward Island in 1872 - FEEFHS
- California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - Ancestry ($)
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
California Great Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Other Published Sources
This table displays information about online indexes and images of the Great Registers and Voter Registers for each county, including known years of publication. Other transcripts or indexes may be accessed through society or government websites, as well as printed or microfilmed records. This table is not exhaustive of all sources; but rather, is provided here as a resource to researchers. If you know of a Great Register or voter records resource not mentioned here, please contribute your information!
County Name (Date created) |
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Alameda County (1853) |
1867, 1872-1873, 1875-1878, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1892-1894, 1900
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1867, 1872-1873, 1875-1898 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900-1944 Books: 1890
(CSL) Great Registers, 1886, 1892-1894, 1900. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957, 1974; Tucson, AZ: W.C. Cox. Microfilm ff. 2502. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Alpine County (1864) |
1866-1910, 1867-68, 1872, 1873-1890 |
1873-1890 |
1902-1944, missing 1904, 1906, and 1908 |
California State Library Alpine County Clerk. Election Returns and Poll Lists, Aug. 1864-1904, Certificates of Nomination and Candidacy, Calif. 1902-1911. Salt Lake City, Ut.: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. Microfilm 1888143, Item 8. Alpine County Clerk. Great Registers, 1866-1910, Indexes, 1908-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. Microfilm 1888010 Items 7-18. Records located at the Alpine County Historical Records Commission; Markleeville, California. Alpine County Clerk. Great Registers, 1873-1890. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976453, Item 1. Records located at Alpine County Courthouse. Includes years: 1873, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1886, 1888, and 1890. Alpine County Clerk and Recorder. Miscellaneous County Records, Calif. 1864-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. Microfilm 1888143, Item 9. Records located at Alpine County Historical Records Commission; Markleeville, California. |
Amador County (1854) |
1867-1898 |
1867-1898 |
1900-1944 |
Genealogy Trails 1900 (In progress)
Family History Library |
Butte County (1850) |
1866, 1867, 1872-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884-1894, 1886, 1866-1878, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1896, 1900, 1902-1909, 1906-1907 |
1867, 1872-1873,1875, 1879-1882, 1886, 1890-1898 |
1900-1944 |
Rootsweb (California Genealogy and History Archives) 1872
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Calaveras County (1850) |
1867-1898, 1896-1898, 1900, 1902, 1906-1907, 1908-1909 |
1867-1898 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1944
Calaveras County Clerk. Calaveras County, California Great Registers, 1896-1909. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 2006. Microfilm ff. 2405917, Item 3. Located at Calaveras County Archives; San Andreas, California. (CSL) Calaveras County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1892. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976456. Includes years: 1867, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, and 1892. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. AFFIDAVITS: Index to Registration Affidavits of Calaveras County, California, 1968. [San Andreas, Calif.: Calaveras County Clerk], 1968. FHL Book 979.444 N2c 1968, v.1-2. |
Colusa County (1850) |
1866-1890, 1867, 1871-1898, 1880, 1890, 1892, 1896, 1900-1902, 1904-1909 |
1871-1898 |
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California State Library Microfilm: 1871-1890, 1892-1898, 1900-1944
Colusa County Clerk. Great Registers, 1866-1909. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. Microfilm ff. 1666711, Item 4. Microfilm of original records at Colusa County Clerk’s Office; Colusa, California. (CSL) Colusa County Clerk. Great Registers, 1871-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976457. Microfilm of original records at California State Library, Sacramento. Includes years: 1871, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1880, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Contra Costa County (1850) |
1867-1898 |
1867-1898 |
1942-1944 |
Contra Costa County Library Heritage Collection 1902 (Index only)
Family History Library |
Del Norte County (1857) |
1872-1898 |
1872-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1900, 1906, 1908, and 1910 |
CAGenWeb 1910 (1916?)
Family History Library (CSL) Klamath County Clerk. Great Registers, 1869, 1873. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976469, Items 1-2. Microfilm of original records at California State Library, Sacramento. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. (CSL) Del Norte County Clerk. Great Registers, 1872-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976459. Includes years: 1872, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
El Dorado County (1850) |
1867-1898 |
1867-1898 |
1900-1944 |
RootsWeb 1892 (Index)
Family History Library Alpine County Clerk and Recorders. Miscellaneous County Records, Calif. 1864-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. Microfilm 1888143, Item 9. Records located at Alpine County Historical Records Commission; Markleeville, California. |
Fresno County (1856) |
1866-1877, 1867, 1871-1873, 1873-1874, 1875-1877, 1878-1887, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1887-1890, 1887-1899, 1890, 1892, 1892-1895, 1893-1895, 1894, 1896, 1896-1899, 1896-1900, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, |
1867, 1871-1873.1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1884-1886, 1890-1898 |
1900-1944 |
CAGenWeb 1871 (Madera precincts within Fresno County) 1880 (Madera precincts within Fresno County) 1894 (Madera precincts within Fresno County) California State Library Family History Library Fresno Genealogical Society, comp. Great Register of the County of Fresno, State of California, 1890: Registered Voters of Fresno County as of October 6, 1890. Fresno, Calif.: Fresno Genealogical Society, 1992. FHL Book 979.482 N4f. (CSL) Fresno County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 976461. Microfilm of original records at California State Library, Sacramento. Includes years: 1867, 871-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Alpine County Clerk and Recorders. Miscellaneous County Records, Calif. 1864-1920. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. Microfilm 1888143, Item 9. Records located at Alpine County Historical Records Commission; Markleeville, California. |
Glenn County (1891) |
1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1892-1898 |
1900-1944 |
Genealogy Trails 1892-1898 (In progress)
Family History Library |
Humboldt County (1853) |
1871-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1882, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1871-1873, 1875, 1879-1882, 1890-1898 |
1900-1948 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1871-1898, 1900-1944
Milota, Marilyn Keach, comp. County Humboldt Great Registers, 1866-1875. Eureka, Calif.: Humboldt County Genealogical Society, 1996. FHL Book 979.412 N48m 1866-1875. See digitized version at www.familysearch.org. Humboldt County Clerk. Great Register and Supplement of Humboldt, State of California, 1890…. [Fortuna, Calif.: Redwood Genealogical Society, 199-?]. FHL Book 979.412 N4h 1890; also Microfilm 1750861, Item 7. (CSL) Humboldt County Clerk. Great Registers, 1871-1898. Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 976464. Includes years: 1871-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1882, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Louis T. Kinsey, comp. List of the Names and Registration of the Domiciled Inhabitants of the County of Humboldt: Copied from the Great Register of Humboldt County, October 7th, 1884. Fortuna, Calif.: Redwood Genealogical Society, 1991. FHL Book 979.412 N4L; also Microfilm 2055499, Item 2. Milota, Marilyn Keach, comp. List of the Names and Registration of the Domiciled Inhabitants of the County of Humboldt, Copied from the Great Register of Humboldt county, October 7th, 1884. Eureka, Calif.: Humboldt County Genealogical Society, 1997. FHL Book 979.412 N48m. |
Imperial County (Created in 1907 from San Diego County) |
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1900-1960, missing 1900, 1902, 1904, and 1906 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1900-1960 |
Inyo County (1866) |
1871-1872, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1871-1872, 1875, 1877, 1879-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1910, 1912, and 1914 |
CAGenWeb 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1918 California State Library Family History Library |
Kern County (1866) |
1867, 1872-1873, 1873, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1872-1873, 1877, 1879-1898 |
1910-1960 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1960
(CSL) Kern County Clerk, comp. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Ut.: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 976467. Includes years: 1867, 1872-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Kings County (Created in 1893 from Tulare County) |
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1900-1944 |
CAGenWeb 1869, 1888, 1890 (Tulare County) California State Library |
Klamath County (Created in 1851; abolished in 1874. Created from Del Norte County and parts of Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties) |
1869, 1873 |
1869, 1873 |
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California State Library Microfilm: 1869, 1872, 1873
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Lake County (1861) |
1867-1894, 1872-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1872-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1888-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1908 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1872-1898, 1900-1944
(CSL) Lake County Clerk. Great Registers, 1872-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976469, Items 3-13. Includes years: 1872-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library; Sacramento. |
Lassen County (1864) |
1868, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1866-1890, 1888, 1890, 1898, 1892-1894, 1896-1901 |
1868, 1873, 1877, 1879, 1886, 1890, 1898 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1868-1890, 1898, 1900-1944
(CSL) Lassen County Clerk. Great Registers, 1868-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976470. Includes years: 1868, 1873, 1877, 1879, 1886, 1890, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Los Angeles County (1850) |
1873, 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896 |
1873, 1875-1876, 1879-1894, 1896 (for Los Angeles precincts 1-74, Acton-Wilmington precincts 1-4) |
1916-1962, missing 1918, 1920, 1932, 1960, 1962 |
Genealogy Trails 1873-1886 (In progress)
California State Library Family History Library Southern California Genealogical Society, comp. 1892 Los Angeles County California: Great Register of Voters. Burbank, Calif.: Southern California Genealogical Society, 2008. FHL Book 979.493 N42s, v. 1-2. Whittier Area Genealogical Society, comp. Index to the 1890 Los Angeles County Great Register, State of California. Whittier, Calif.: Whittier Area Genealogical Society (California), 1993; also Microfilm 1750734, Item 24. |
Madera County (1893) |
1898 |
1898 |
1900-1944 |
CAGenWeb 1871 (Madera Precincts within Fresno County) 1880 (Madera precincts within Fresno County) 1894 (Madera precincts within Fresno County) California State Library Family History Library |
Marin County (1850) |
1866-1892, 1867-1868, 1873, 1875-1876, 1879-1888, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908 |
1867-1868, 1873, 1875-1876, 1879-1898 |
1900-1944 |
SF Genealogy 1880 (Index)
Family History Library Hale, John E., comp., Great Register of Marin County, 1890. Novato, Calif.: Marin County Genealogical Society, 1992. FHL Book 979.462 N42h 1890. Marin County Genealogical Society, comp., Great Register of Marin County, 1892. Novato, Calif.: Marin County Genealogical Society, [2002?]. FHL Book 979.462 N4g 1892. (CSL) Marin County Clerk. Great Registers (Voting), 1866-1908. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 980447. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. (CSL) Marin County Clerk. Great Registers (Voting), 1867- 1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 9769333, Items 2-15. Includes years: 1867-1868, 1873, 1875-1876, 1879-1888, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Mariposa County (1850) |
1872-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1872-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1898 |
1900-1944 |
Mariposa Footprints 1872, 1884, 1886, 1912 (some partial indexes—Click on “Select Index” in top left corner of screen)
Family History Library (CSL) Mariposa County Clerk. Great Registers, 1872-1898. Microfilm 976934. Includes years: 1872-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Mendocino County (1850) |
1866-1873, 1866-1879, 1867, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1889, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1871-1898 |
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California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1890, 1892-1898, 1900-1944
Mendocino County Clerk. Great Register of Mendocino County, State of California, 1898. Reprint; originally published 1898. Ukiah, Calif.: Pomo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1979. FHL Book 979.415 N4m. Great Register of the County of Mendocino, California, for the Year 1882. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960. Microfilm 207670. (CSL) Mendocino County Clerk. Great Registers of Mendocino County, State of California. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960-1975. Microfilm ff. 976936. Includes years: 1867, 1871, 1873, 1875-77, 1879-1889, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Mendocino County Clerk. Great Registers, 1866-1873, 1866-1879. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. Microfilm 1769135, Items 5-6. Registers located at Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library; Mendocino County Historical Society; Ukiah, California. |
Merced County (1855) |
1867, 1869, 1871-1872, 1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867-1872, 1875-1880, 1890-1898 |
1900-1938 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1944 Book: 1890
Merced County Genealogical Society, comp., Merced County, California 1890 Great Register of Voters. [Merced, Calif.: Merced County Genealogical Society, 1993.] FHL Book 979.458 N4m; also Microfilm 1750742, Item 21. See digitized version at www.familysearch.org. |
Modoc County (1874) |
1875-1876, 1877, 1879-1880, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1888-1898 |
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RootsWeb (California Genealogy and History Archives) 1874 (Index)
Genealogy Trails RootsWeb California State Library Family History Library |
Mono County (1861) |
1872, 1873, 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1872, 1875-1876, 1879-1898 |
1900-1944 |
CAGenWeb 1871, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1912
Family History Library (CSL) Mono County Clerk. Great Registers, 1872-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976939. Include years: 1872, 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Monterey County (1850) |
1867, 1869, 1872, 1875-1876, 1877, 1879, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867-1869, 1872, 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1884-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1904 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1944 Book: 1890
Monterey County Clerk. Certified Copy of the Great Register of Monterey County, California, September 3, 1879. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. Microfilm 982110, Item 3. Monterey County Clerk. Certified Copy of the Precinct Registers of Monterey County, Cal., 1896: Includes Information Transcribed from Other Sources and Submitted in Places of Missing Pages…. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. Microfilm 982110, Item 4. (CSL) Monterey County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867- 1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 977080. 1867-1869, 1872, 1875-1876, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Napa County (1850) |
1867-1898 |
1867-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1902 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1944
(CLS) Napa County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 977081. Includes years: 1867, 1872, 1875, 1880, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Nevada County (1851) |
1867-1868, 1871, 1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1892-1894, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900-1902, 1906-1908 |
1867-1868, 1871, 1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1898 |
1902-1928 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1877, 1879-1898, 1900-1944
(CSL) Nevada County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 977082. Includes years: 1867-1868, 1871, 1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 186, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Nevada County Clerk. Nevada County, California, Great Registers, 1892-1908. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998. Microfilm 2132607. Records located at Searls Historical Library; Nevada City, California. |
Orange County (1889) |
1892, 1890, 1894, 1896 |
1892-1896 |
1900-1968 |
Genealogy Trails 1892-1896
Southern California Genealogical Society California State Library Family History Library Orange County Clerk. Great Registers, 1892, 1894, 1896. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. FHL Microfilm 977084. |
Placer County (1851) |
1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1876-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867-1868, 1871-1873,1876-1877, 1879-1898 |
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Placer County Genealogical Society 1890 (Partial list; info can be ordered ($) for years between 1871-1894
Family History Library |
Plumas County (1854) |
1867-1898 |
1867-1898 |
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Genealogy Trails 1867-1898 (In progress)
Family History Library |
Riverside County (1893) |
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California State Library Microfilm: 1900-1954 |
Sacramento County (1850) |
1866, 1866-1880, 1867-1868, 1871, 1872-1873, 1873, 1874-1880, 1875-1877, 1879, 1880, 1880-1881, 1881-1888, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1890, 1900
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1867-1868, 1872-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1892, 1896-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1904 |
RootsWeb (California Genealogy and History Archives) 1866-1871 (partial—surnames A-F)
Family History Library Great Register: Containing the Names and Registration of the Domiciled Inhabitants of the County of Sacramento, Qualified Electors and Legal Voters Thereof, 1866-1880. Microrep. of ms. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, [199-]. FHL Microfilm 590424. Sacramento County Clerk. Great Registers, 1866-1901. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. FHL Microfilm ff. 978917. Includes years: 1866, 1871, 1873, 1874-1880, 1880-1881, 1881-1888, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1900-1901. Records located at California State Archives; Sacramento. (CSL) Sacramento County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. FHL Microfilm ff. 977088. Includes years: 1867-1868, 1872-1873, 1875-1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Sacramento County Clerk. Sacramento County Great Register Index, 1890. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000. FHL Microfilm 2200427, Items 1-3. Sacramento County Clerk. Sacramento County Voter Registrations (California): 1867 and 1872. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. FHL Microfilm ff. 1711488, Item 2. Sacramento County Clerk. Supplement to the Great Register of the County of Sacramento for the Year 1882. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960. FHL Microfilm 207672. |
San Benito County (1874) |
1875-1898 |
1875-1898 |
1928-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1875-1898, 1900-1944
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San Bernardino County (1853) |
1872, 1876, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1872, 1876, 1879-1898 |
1902-1964 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1872-1898, 1900-1964
(CSL) San Bernardino County Clerk. Great Registers, 1872-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 977092. Includes years: 1872, 1876, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
San Diego County (1850) |
1867, 1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1884-1886, 1890-1898 |
1902-1944, missing 1908 |
San Diego County Genealogical Society 1866-1879 ($) Great Registers, extracts published in San Diego Leaves & Saplings ($) CAGenWeb California State Library Family History Library (CSL) San Diego County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. FHL Microfilm ff. 977094. Includes years: 1867-1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
San Francisco County (1850) |
1866-1867, 1872-1873, 1875, 1876-1877, 1878, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1896, 1898, 1890, 1892 |
1866-1867, 1869, 1871 supplement, 1872-1873, 1875, 1876-1877, 1878-1880, 1882, 1886-1890 [Districts 29-48], 1892 [Districts 28-45], 1896-1898 [Districts 28-45] |
1900-1944, missing 1933, 1942 |
SF Genealogy 1867 1890, San Francisco, Dist. 48, Pct. 14 California State Library Family History Library Steiner, Jane Billings, ed. San Francisco, California, 1890 Great Register of Voters. North Salt Lake, Ut.: Heritage Quest, 2001. FHL Book 979.461 N4s. San Francisco County Index of Naturalized Voters, 1850-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. FHL Microfilm 1378779. Card index located in the San Francisco Archives. |
San Joaquin County (1850) |
1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1892 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910 |
1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1880-1884, 1888-1898 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-77, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1888, 1900-1944, 1867-1890, 1892-1898
Bancroft Library, Berkeley Family History Library San Joaquin County Clerk. Great Registers, 1900-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. FHL Microfilm ff. 1838363. Records located at San Joaquin Stockton Public Library; Stockton, California. San Joaquin County Clerk. Precinct Index Great Register of San Joaquin County 1904, 1908. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. FHL Microfilm 1838362. |
San Luis Obispo County (1850) |
1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1898 |
1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1875,1877, 1879-1880, 1884-1892, 1898 |
1900-1944 |
San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society 1867, 1871, 1873, 1879, 1882, 1888, 1890, 1892 (Indexes and digital images) Voter Registration Affidavits, 1890-1894 California State Library Family History Library San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, comp. 1890 Great Register with Index for San Luis Obispo County. Atascadero, Calif.: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, 1993. FHL Book 979.478 N4gr; also Microfilm 1440704, Item 2. General List of Citizens of the United States, Resident in the County of San Luis Obispo, and Registered in the Great Registers of Said Count, August 1871. Atascadero, Calif.: San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society, 1997. FHL Book 979.478 N2ge. San Luis Obispo County Clerk. Great Register, San Luis Obispo County, California, 1892. [San Luis Obispo], Calif.: California Central Coast Genealogical Society, [197?]. FHL Book 979.478 N43c. See digitized version at www.familysearch.org. San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, comp. Great Registers of San Luis Obispo County, California: Great Register Records for the Years of 1890, 1892. [s.l.]: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, 2008. FHL CD-ROM No. 5632 (not available outside the FHL). (CSL) San Luis Obispo County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 977284. Includes years: 1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Published by Authority of the Citizens of the United States, Residents of the County of San Luis Obispo, California, and Registered in the Great Register of Said County, July 1867. Atascadero, Calif.: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, 1994. FHL Book 979.478 N43p; also Microfilm 21055163, Item 49. Published by Authority, General List of Citizens of the United States, Resident in the County of San Luis Obispo, California, and Registered in the Great Register of Said County, August 1871. Atascadero, Calif.: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, 1997. FHL Book 979.478 N4p; also Microfilm 1440704, Item 13. Heidorn, Buelah; and Keller, Helen, comp. San Luis Obispo County, Ca., 1892 Great Register. [Atascadero, Calif.: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, 1990?]; FHL Book 979.478 N4g, v. 1-2. |
San Mateo County (1856) |
1867-1869, 1871-1872, 1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867-1869, 1871-1872, 1875-1877, 1879, 1880-1886, 1890-1898 |
1900-1944 |
SF Genealogy 1873, 1888 (Digital images); 1890, San Bruno; 1890, Searsville; 1908, (San Bruno Pct.) Naturalized Voters Card File
California State Library Family History Library San Mateo County Genealogical Society, comp. Index to the Great Register of San Mateo County, 1890, California. San Mateo, Calif.: San Mateo County Genealogical Society, 1991. FHL Book 979.469 N4i; also Microfilm 1697754, Item 12. See digitized version at www.familysearch.org. |
Santa Barbara County (1850) |
1868-69, 1872, 1873-1875, 1877, 1879, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1873-1875, 1877, 1879, 1890-1898 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1875-1898, 1900-1944
Santa Barbara County Clerk. The Great Register of the County of Santa Barbara, California, 1890. Reprint [photorep.] of original. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society, [1991]. FHL Book 979.491 N4g; also Microfilm 2055286, Item 3. (CSL) Santa Barbara County Clerk. Great Registers, 1873-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 977286. Includes years: 1873-1875, 1877, 1879, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Santa Clara County (1850) |
1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1876, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896 |
1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1876, 1879, 1880-1884, 1888-1896 |
1902-1942 |
Mariposa Research 1890 (Index--Precincts 1 and 2)
California State Library Family History Library (CSL) Santa Clara Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1896. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 977287. Includes years: 1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1876, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1896. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society, comp. Santa Clara County, California, 1890 Great Register. Santa Clara, Calif.: Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1999. FHL Book 979.473 N4s; also Microfilm 1425315, Item 9. |
Santa Cruz County (1850) |
1868-1869, 1871-1873, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1868-1869, 1871-1873, 1880, 1886, 1890-1898 |
1900-1944 |
SF Genealogy 1878, 1888 (Digital images)
Family History Library |
Shasta County (1850) |
1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896 |
1867-1869,1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1880-1882, 1886-1896 |
1900-1944 |
RootsWeb 1894
Family History Library (CSL) Shasta County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1896. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 978582. Includes years: 1867-1869, 1871-1873, 1875-1877, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1896. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Sierra County (1852) |
1868?, 1872-1898 |
1872-1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1914 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1872-1898, 1900-1944
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Siskiyou County (1852) |
1867, 1867-1898, 1872-1873, 1873, 1875-1880 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867-1898, 1867, 1872-1873, 1875-1880 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1900-1944, missing 1906 |
RootsWeb 1894 (index)
Family History Library (CSL) Klamath County Clerk. Great Registers, 1869, 1873. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 976469, Items 1-2. Microfilm of original records at California State Library, Sacramento. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Solano County (1850) |
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1867, 1872-1873, 1875-1882, 1888-1892 |
1900-1944 |
RootsWeb 1890 (Index)
Family History Library Coward, Cordell, comp. Index to the 1890 Great Register of Solano County, California. Fairfield, Calif.: Solano County Genealogical Society, 1994. FHL Book 979.452 N42c. |
Sonoma County (1850) |
1867, 1871-1873, 1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1871-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1884, 1888-1896 |
1900-1944, missing 1904 and 1916 |
RootsWeb 1890 (Index)
Family History Library (CSL) Sonoma County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 978587. Includes years: 1867, 1871-1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Stanislaus County (1854) |
1867, 1869, 1871-1872, 1873, 1875, 1879-1880, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1869, 1871-1872, 1875,1879-1880, 1886-1898 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1944
(CSL) Stanislaus County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 978590. Include years: 1867, 1869, 1871-1872, 1875, 1879-1880, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Sutter County (1850) |
1867-1898 |
1867-1898 |
1900-1916, 1938-1944, missing 1906 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1898, 1900-1944 Book: 1890
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Tehama County (1856) |
1872, 1873, 1875-1896 |
1875-1896 |
1900-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1875-1896, 1900-1944 Tehama County Library Family History Library |
Trinity County (1850) |
1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896 |
1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1888-1896 |
1900-1944, missing 1930 |
RootsWeb (California Genealogy and History Archives) 1872
Trinity County Library California State Library Family History Library Trinity County Clerk. Certified Copies of All Poll Lists for Trinity County: As Transmitted to the County Clerk, for the General Election, to be Holden [sic] Tuesday, the Third Day of November, A.D. 1868. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960. Microfilm 207673. (CSL) Trinity County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1896. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 978593. Include years: 1867-1868, 1871-1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1896. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Tulare County (1852) |
1869, 1872, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896 |
1869, 1872, 1879-1896 |
1900-1944, missing 1908 |
CAGenWeb 1869, 1888, 1890, 1898
USGenWeb California State Library Family History Library (CSL) Tulare County Clerk. Great Registers, 1869- 1896. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 978594. Include years: 1869, 1872, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1896. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Tuolumne County (1850) |
1867, 1867-69, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1888, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1898 |
1900-1944 |
Tuolumne County Genealogical Society 1890 Great Register. Book ($)
Family History Library (CSL) Tuolumne County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 978595. Include years: 1867, 1871, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1888, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Ventura County (1872) |
1873, 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1898 |
1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1886-1890, 1898 |
1902-1944 |
Ventura County Genealogical Society 1866-1869, 1890, 1904 (VR—partial), 1912 (partial), 1916 (partial) (Under “Voter Registrations”)
Family History Library (CSL) Ventura County Clerk. Great Registers, 1875-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 978596. Includes years: 1875, 1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Yolo County (1850) |
1867, 1871-1872, 1873, 1875, 1877-1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 |
1867, 1871-1872, 1875, 1877-1882, 1886-1898 |
1902-1944 |
California State Library Microfilm: 1867-1900, 1900-1944 Book: 1890
Family History Library (CSL) Yolo County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm ff. 978597. Includes years: 1867, 1871-1872, 1875, 1877-1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Yuba County (1850) |
1867-1896, 1896, 1900 |
1867-1896 |
1900-1944, missing 1906 |
YubaRoots Voting Records--Great Registers (In progress); 1867, 1872, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1894 Voting Registers; 1910-1930 (In progress) California State Library Family History Library (CSL) Yuba County Clerk. Great Registers, 1867-1896. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. Microfilm 978599. Includes years: 1867-1869, 1872-1873, 1875-1877, 1879-1880, 1882, 1884, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1896. Records located at California State Library, Sacramento. |
Ancestry® (www.ancestry.com). This website provides both digitized images and indexes, divided into two separate databases:
- California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
- California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
Users can search by first and last name, event year, location, and keyword.
Various individuals, organizations, and societies have published online abstracts, transcriptions, indexes, and images of the great registers. A few examples of what you might find:
- The Foreign-Born Voters of California in 1872 (www.jwfgenresearch.com/GR1872Index.htm). This useful statewide online database index created by Jim W. Faulkinbury, CG®, includes all foreign-born voters of California in 1872. The abstract includes full name, age, and place of birth of each voter. Full information can be ordered from his site for a small fee.
- YubaRoots (www.yubaroots.com). This great website has available online transcriptions of Yuba County “Great Registers” and “Voting Records” for the period 1867 to 1930.
- San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society (www.slocgs.org). The society has an impressive collection of online indexes and images of San Luis Obispo County Great Registers and voter registration affidavits from 1867 to 1944.
To find online resources for a county of interest, try a Google search using the county name and “Great Registers” as keywords.
Printed and Microfilmed Resources
Some original manuscript registers have been destroyed, and information is only available in the printed versions. Many existing printed registers and indexes reside at the California State Library in Sacramento; some are housed at Bancroft Library at University of California in Berkeley.
Other indexes may be found in county courthouses, archives, or libraries. Most of the manuscript great registers and indexes are listed in the Guide to the County Archives of California (see Selected Bibliography).
Many printed indexes are available on microfilm through several repositories, including the California State Library in Sacramento and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or through a local family history center.
- The 1890 Great Register of Voters Index. The California State Genealogical Alliance produced a 3-volume index as a partial substitute for the destroyed 1890 Federal Census. This index includes 311,028 men living in California in 1890. This index was also published by Heritage Quest on CD-ROM.
- San Francisco, California: 1890 Great Register of Voters. This particular index includes only those men living in the city and county of San Francisco in 1890. This volume may be helpful to those researching San Francisco before the great quake and fire in 1906 that destroyed many of the city’s records.
Copies of printed registers or indexes, especially those compiled from the 1890 Great Registers, may be located in libraries through WorldCat.
Affidavits of Registration.
Most early affidavits were destroyed, but some still exist in counties, usually archived by the county.