Indiana § 3-7-45-2.1 Coordination of statewide voter registration list with Indiana
department of health to remove names of deceased voters; cancellation
of voter registration of deceased voters

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-7-45-2.1 — Coordination of statewide voter registration list with Indiana department of health to remove names of deceased voters; cancellation of voter registration of deceased voters

Indiana § 3-7-45-2.1

Art. 7VOTER REGISTRATION

Ch. 45Removal From Registration Records Due to Death

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Ind. Code § 3-7-45-2.1 (2026).

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(a)As required under 52 U.S.C. 21083, the election division shall coordinate the computerized list generated by the statewide voter registration system under IC 3-7-26.3 with the Indiana department of health to permit a county voter registration office to cancel the registration records of deceased individuals on an expedited basis.

(b)The Indiana department of health shall report to the election division, by county, the names, ages, and known residence addresses of all persons who:

(1)died within Indiana but outside the county of residence; and

(2)maintained a residence address within the county during the two (2) years preceding the date of death.

(c)Each county health officer and municipal health officer shall report to the Indiana department of health the names, ages, and known

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1. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 21083, the
election division shall coordinate the computerized list generated by
the statewide voter registration system under IC 3-7-26.3 with the
Indiana department of health to permit a county voter registration office
to cancel the registration records of deceased individuals on an
expedited basis.
(b) The Indiana department of health shall report to the election
division, by county, the names, ages, and known residence addresses
of all persons who:
(1) died within Indiana but outside the county of residence; and
(2) maintained a residence address within the county during the
two (2) years preceding the date of death.
(c) Each county health officer and municipal health officer shall
report to the Indiana department of health the names, ages, and known
voting addresses in the county of all persons:
(1) who have died within the jurisdiction of the officer; or
(2) for whom burial permits have been issued by the officer.
The Indiana department of health shall report this information to the
election division.
(d) The Indiana department of health shall report to the election
division, by county, the names, ages, and known residence addresses
of all persons:
(1) who died outside Indiana;
(2) who maintained a residence address within the county during
the two (2) years preceding the date of death; and
(3) whose names were supplied to the Indiana department of
health under an agreement made under section 5 of this chapter.
(e) The local health officer shall provide a copy of the death
certificate for each individual included in the death records filed
quarterly to the county voter registration office under IC 16-37-3-9(d).
If a voter is identified as deceased in the death records, the county voter
registration office shall cancel the voter registration record of that
individual in conformity with section 3 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.45; P.L.64-2014, SEC.30; P.L.128-2015, SEC.136; P.L.138-2019, SEC.1; P.L.56-2023, SEC.3; P.L.70-2025, SEC.7.