# Ind. Code § 3-7-45-7: Voter erroneously identified as deceased

> Indiana · Statutes · In force

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

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 3-7-45-7
- **Heading:** Voter erroneously identified as deceased
- **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 3-7-45-7

## Text

Sec. 7. (a) If a county voter registration office determines that:

(1) a voter has been identified as deceased in a list or report described by this chapter; and

(2) the identification is in error;

the voter registration office may decline to cancel the registration and shall note the apparent error on the voter registration record.

(b) If a county voter registration office determines that a registration has been previously canceled in error due to a report that the voter is deceased, the voter registration office shall reinstate the registration by:

(1) correcting the registration record before a certified list of voters is prepared under IC 3-7-29-1; or

(2) issuing a certificate of error under IC 3-7-48.

As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.20.

## 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 Code § 3-7-45-2 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-2.md)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 Code § 3-7-45-6 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A7_C45_S3-7-45-6.md)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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