Indiana § 3-7-45-4 Cancellation after receipt of death certificate or certain other
information

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-7-45-4 — Cancellation after receipt of death certificate or certain other information

Indiana § 3-7-45-4

Art. 7VOTER REGISTRATION

Ch. 45Removal From Registration Records Due to Death

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 3-7-45-4 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as provided in subsection (c), a county voter registration office shall cancel the registration of a deceased person after receiving a copy of the deceased person's death certificate on an expedited basis, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21083. The county voter registration office shall enter the date and other information regarding the cancellation into the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (c), a county voter registration office shall cancel the registration of a deceased person after receiving a copy of an obituary, notice of estate administration, or other notice of death of that person published:

(1)in a newspaper in which a legal notice may be published under IC 5-3-1; or

(2)on a website by a person licensed under IC 25-15.

(c)A count

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a
county voter registration office shall cancel the registration of a
deceased person after receiving a copy of the deceased person's death
certificate on an expedited basis, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21083.
The county voter registration office shall enter the date and other
information regarding the cancellation into the computerized list under
IC 3-7-26.3.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a county voter registration
office shall cancel the registration of a deceased person after receiving
a copy of an obituary, notice of estate administration, or other notice of
death of that person published:
(1) in a newspaper in which a legal notice may be published under
IC 5-3-1; or
(2) on a website by a person licensed under IC 25-15.
(c) A county voter registration office may require additional written
information before canceling the registration of a person under
subsection (a) or (b) if the information contained in the death certificate
or notice of death is insufficient to identify the person whose
registration is to be canceled. If:
(1) additional written information is not given to the county voter
registration office; or
(2) the additional written information is insufficient to identify the
person whose registration is to be canceled;
the county voter registration office is not required to cancel the person's
registration.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.79; P.L.164-2006, SEC.47; P.L.258-2013, SEC.65; P.L.219-2013, SEC.15; P.L.128-2015, SEC.138; P.L.193-2021, SEC.14; P.L.9-2024, SEC.18.