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Durham County
Board of Elections Database


INSTRUCTIONS FOR PC USERS

(See below for instructions for Macs.)

1. Double-click on the FoxPro icon in Windows.

2. Type SET DEFAULT TO F:\PROJECTS\DURHAM\VOTERS and hit the enter key.

3. Type USE DVOTERS ORDER LAST and hit the enter key.

4. Type FIND LASTNAME (where lastname is the voter's last name - must be in ALL CAPS). Hit the enter key. For example: find HIGHT

5. Type BROWSE. You'll see a new window titled dvoters. The first record where the last name field matches your search will be highlighted.

6. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the needed information. The fields in this database are listed at the bottom of this page.

7. To exit, click once on the word File, then click once on the word Exit.


INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAC USERS

(Note -- not every Mac has FoxPro. Every PC has FoxPro, so if you can't find FoxPro on your Mac, go to a PC.)

1. Hold down the control key and hit the F key. From here you should log in to CARnet/DATA.

2. Once FoxPro comes up, type SET DEFA TO DATA:PROJECTS:DURHAM:VOTERS in the command window and then hit enter.

3. Type USE DVOTERS ORDER LAST and hit the enter key.

4. Type FIND LASTNAME (where lastname is the voter's last name). Hit the enter key. For example: find HIGHT

5. Type BROWSE. You'll see a new window titled dvoters. The first record where the last name field matches your search will be highlighted.

6. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the needed information. The fields in this database are listed at the bottom of this page.

7. To exit, click on the word File at the top of the screen, then click once on the word Quit.

Field Name and What it means

  • last -- last name
  • first -- first name
  • suf -- suffix (jr., sr., III, etc.)
  • regs -- voter registration number
  • prec -- precinct
  • name1 -- full name
  • stnum -- street number
  • stpref -- street prefix (direction)
  • stname -- street name
  • stype -- street type (st., rd., dr., etc.)
  • loc -- location (apartment number)
  • mail -- mailing address (rt. #)
  • cs -- city and state
  • zip -- zip code
  • towns -- township (coded)
  • durout -- school board district
  • ward -- city council ward
  • party -- party
  • sex -- sex
  • race -- race
  • lev -- last election voted in
  • dob -- date of birth
  • age -- age (not filled in - 00)
  • nat -- nationality (not filled in - 00)
  • dor -- date registered to vote
  • sob -- state of birth
  • dod -- internal coding (nonsense field)
  • chdt -- date of most recent change in voter info
  • id -- id for Bd of Elections employee
  • flag -- internal coding (nonsense field)
  • mun -- municipality
  • bld -- always blank
  • congdist -- congressional district
  • sendist -- senate district
  • judist -- judicial district
  • elecdate -- most recent election voted in
  • elecdate2 -- 2nd most recent election voted in
  • elecdate3 -- 3rd most recent election voted in
  • elecdate4 -- 4th most recent election voted in
  • elecdate5 -- 5th most recent election voted in


    Prepared by the News Research Department of The News & Observer 2/96