(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.
§ Ind. Code § 3-7-45-4Cancellation after receipt of death certificate or certain other information
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