Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Registrar of Voters records
Dates: 1916-2010
Collection number: 2006-017, 2010-010
Creator:
Registrar of Voters
Collection Size:
195 archival boxes
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
Abstract: The Registrar of Voters Records includes documents pertaining to state and national, municipal and county, and school district
elections from 1916 to 2010. The collection also includes complete statements of votes, administrative records and California
state laws and codes pertaining to voting.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the
copyright holder for publication or quotation.
Preferred Citation
Registrar of Voters records, 2006-017 and 2010-010, Santa Clara County Archives.
Acquisition Information
The records were transferred to the Archives by the Registrar of Voters in 2006 and 2010.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Trista Raezer working under NHPRC grant RA-10047-07, the Santa Clara County Archives Project.
A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website.
Administrative History
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is a government agency whose main purpose is to ensure that federal, state, and
local elections are conducted in a timely and organized manner. The highest levels of professionalism, accountability, and
integrity are maintained to ensure public confidence in the electoral process. The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
is responsible for providing voting materials to all eligible individuals in the following languages: English, Spanish, Chinese,
Vietnamese, and Tagalog.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection encompasses records of state and national, municipal and county, and school district elections in Santa Clara
County from 1916 to 2010. It also includes administrative records of the Registrar of Voters and California State laws and
codes.
For additional information on the scope and content of the collection, see the descriptions for the major subdivisions.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in six series: state and national elections, municipal and county elections, school district elections,
administrative records, California state laws and codes, and statements of all votes cast. Each series follows a chronological
order.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Elections--California--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Elections, Nonpartisan
Local Elections
Municipal Elections
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Santa Clara County (Calif.) History
School Elections California
Voting Registrars