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Committee retains language allowing use of online obituary notices to remove deceased voters from rolls
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Summary
The committee agreed to keep language that permits county election officers to use online obituary notices from local funeral homes as one method to remove deceased people from voter rolls.
The Federal and State Affairs committee said it will retain the original language in House Bill 2016 that allows county election officers to use online obituary notices from funeral homes in their county as a method for removing deceased people from voter-registration lists.
A committee member noted that many people no longer place obituaries in newspapers, and online notices can help counties maintain accurate rolls. “The original language in 2016 will remain in the bill. That was allowing election officers to use online obituaries from funeral homes in their county as a means to remove folk because a lot of people just don't put obituaries in the paper anymore,” the member said.
Ending: The transcript shows agreement to keep the provision; no formal vote was recorded in the excerpt.
