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-
>
>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
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>Virginia Historical Society
>P. O. Box 7311
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