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Marilyn Hartog Porter
Marilyn Hartog Porter ✭
October 5, 2021 in Indexing

I am indexing voter registration records for Southern Rhodesia. I have come across an occasional record with a large "X" marked across it and the word "Dead" or "Diseased" writing across it in large letters. Do I still index the information about the person who filled out the form?

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  • Allison Lathrop
    Allison Lathrop ✭✭✭
    October 5, 2021

    Thank you for your question, Marilyn. In order to help you, please send us the Share Batch number which can be found at the end of the batch name. Thank you for your dedication.

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  • Teresa MM
    Teresa MM ✭
    October 30, 2021 edited October 31, 2021

    Per the project instructions:

    "Mark images that do not contain the name of a claimant, or that do not contain voter information (including marriage, death, and birth records) in Step 1: Images as No, No Extractable Data."

    As long as it is contains voter information, you should still index it.

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  • LarryClark43
    LarryClark43 ✭✭✭✭
    October 30, 2021

    Yes, you will find many marked deceased, but they are voter records so should be indexed.

    many of these people were born in the 1800,s.


    The records are fascinating!!

    have fun

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