§ 2206 Death Records Voter Removal

Elections Code·California

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•The government keeps track of who has died in the state.
•This info is used to remove dead people from voter lists.
•Local voting offices also use this info to update their records.

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If someone passes away, their name should not stay on the voter list.

The state checks death records and tells voting offices to remove the names of people who died so they don’t stay registered to vote.

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§ 2206 Death Records Voter Removal

The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to facilitate the availability of death statistics from the State Department of Health Services. The data shall be used by the Secretary of State or county elections officials in canceling the affidavit of registration of deceased persons. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 60. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2016. Operative September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 88.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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death statistics affidavit of registration deceased persons

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 2206.

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