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I hate that answer but it's the reality of historical research.
First, we are looking for a variety of records. Yes, voting registers. But also poll tax receipts. If your ancestor was a suffragist than there are records for that too in archival collections. And don't forget newspapers. They provide everything from mentions of your ancestors to social history which is so important to telling a story.
Second, records are housed in all kinds of repositories including genealogy websites and archives. Start with the FamilySearch Catalog and conduct a Place search. Don't forget their Digital Library. Then go to Ancestry (or your other favorite subscription websites) and do a location search to see what records they have for your ancestor's location (For Ancestry, click on Search at the top black toolbar then All Collections then scroll to bottom and choose a place from the map).
Below I've listed a few more resources to peruse.
To close out Women's History Month I want to say that research is a process. Researching women requires us to look at all aspects of her life. It is a lot of work. But in the end, it allows us to truly understand her.
Good luck!
Digital Collections
Library of Congress – Digital Collections – SuffrageWomen’s Vote Centennial
Libraries and Archives
ArchiveGridDigital Public Library of America
FamilySearch Research Wiki – United States Genealogy – Voter Records
FamilySearch Research Wiki – United States Genealogy –United States Taxation
LibGuides Community
LSE Digital Library – Women’s Rights Collection
WorldCat
Newspapers
Accessible Archives – Women’s SuffrageChronicling America
Fulton NY History
GenealogyBank
Newspapers.com
Online Historical Newspapers
The Ancestor Hunt
Digitized Books and Periodical Indexes
Google BooksGoogle Scholar
Hathi Trust
Internet Archive
JSTOR
PERSI
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