Windrift17@aol.com wrote: > I am interested in doing voter registration research in Louisville. Has > anyone had experience with this and what are the earliest years available. > Have they been indexed or filmed?? > > Thank you for any suggestions on this genealogy quest. I have been told by > friends that they have had some good results by following this avenue. > > Peggy N. > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, KY History and Genealogy page is part of USGenWeb, ALHN and AHGP which are not-for-profit Projects. Visit us at http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Peggy, Today, I spoke with the KY Libraries & Archives in Frankfort and was told to check with local Voter Registration b/c Frankfort does not keep voter registration records since these are not permanent records. Previously, I was told by the Local Voter Registration/Board of Elections office that they didn't keep old records but for a better explanation I spoke, today, with Ms. Taylor and this is what she told me: Everyone in the state of Kentucky had to re-register in 1973. Everything before 1973 was discarded. If a person is removed from the rolls, for any reason (moved out of state, died, etc.) the card is kept for 4 years and then discarded. Unless a person died within the previous 4 years they would have no record on them. Therefore, even before 1973 they would not have had any early records. The information on each person is: SS#, Name, Date of Birth, and Address. There is nothing as far as birth place. By signing the card you were verifying that you were a citizen, therefore, there is no naturalization information recorded. Janis in Louisville