# Ind. Code § 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

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-2.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 3-7-45-2.1
- **Heading:** Coordination of statewide voter registration list with Indiana department of health to remove names of deceased voters; cancellation of voter registration of deceased voters
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 45 / Section 3-7-45-2.1

## Text

Sec. 2.1. (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.

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.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-1 Removal of name](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-2 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 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](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-2.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-2.2 Cancellation of voter registration based on information from bureau of motor vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-2.2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-3 Cancellation of registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-4 Cancellation after receipt of death certificate or certain other information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-5 Acquiring information from other states, STEVE, and EVVE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-6 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-6.1 Information regarding deceased voters from Social Security Administration; cancellation of registrations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-6.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-7 Voter erroneously identified as deceased](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 3-7-45-8 Notice of names of deceased voters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-8.md)

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