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Probably a publication of Luther Porter Jackson who was engaged in
registration efforts in the late 1940s. It really got tough for a short
period in the late 1950s when the General Assembly passed the "blank
sheet" registration law. Not only did the person registering have to
know the answer--they had to know the questions!
Jim Hershman
Bill Obrochta wrote:
>To all-
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>Several years ago, I came across a chart that showed monthly schedules
>of voter registrars in several Southside Virginia counties in the
>mid-20th century. (At least, that's what I think it was.) The chart
>showed that the registrars (who were employed full time in some other
>capacity) registered new voters only one or two days a month--sometimes
>from the Courthouse and sometimes from home. Can anyone jog my memory
>and give me a citation?
>
>Bill
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>William B. Obrochta
>Assistant Director for Education
>Virginia Historical Society
>P. O. Box 7311
>Richmond, VA 23221-0311
>phone: 804-342-9651 fax: 804-355-2399
>www.vahistorical.org
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