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Committee hears bill to allow online obituaries as source to remove deceased voters from rolls
Summary
The Federal and State Affairs Committee heard House Bill 2016, which would add online obituary notices — including funeral-home postings — to the official sources county election officers can use to remove deceased voters from registration lists. Supporters said the change reflects media shifts; no committee vote was taken.
The Federal and State Affairs Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2016, a bill that would add online obituary notices — including notices posted by local funeral homes — to the list of official sources county election officers can use to remove deceased voters from the voter registration books.
Jason (committee staff) told the committee, “House Bill 20 16 amends 1 statute 25 dash 23 16 c,” and that the bill “would be an additional obituary notice source for those county election officials to use in checking and updating the voter…
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