SF4084

SF4084 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Deceased voters removal from the statewide voter registration system requirement provision

Related bill: HF3722

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

To ensure dead voters are removed from Minnesota’s statewide voter registration system. The bill adds a rule so that when a voter’s status is changed to deceased, that voter is removed from the statewide registration list. This aims to keep voter rolls accurate and up-to-date.

Main Provisions

Adds a new subdivision (Subd. 2a Deceased voter removal) to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 201.13.
The county auditor must remove a voter from the statewide voter registration system after the voter's status is changed to deceased.

How it Changes the Law

Establishes a mandatory duty for county auditors to purge or remove deceased individuals from the statewide voter registration system.
Links the removal action directly to the trigger of changing a voter’s status to deceased.

Practical Impact

Helps keep voter rolls current by removing individuals who are deceased.
Clarifies the responsibility of local officials (county auditors) in updating registration records after death is recorded.

Relevant Terms

deceased
voter
statewide voter registration system
county auditor
Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 201.13
Subd. 2a
Deceased voter removal
remove from the statewide voter registration system
voter status
purge from rolls

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 04, 2026	Senate		Action	Introduction and first reading
March 04, 2026	Senate		Action	Referred to	Elections

Citations

[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds Subd. 2a to section 201.13 to require the county auditor to remove a voter from the statewide voter registration system after the voter's status is changed to deceased."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill adds a new subdivision to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 201.13 requiring removal of a deceased voter from the statewide voter registration system.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "201.13",
    "subdivision": "Subd. 2a"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%

In Committee