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HF3722 • 2026

Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Quam, Gordon, Lawrence
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Author added Lawrence
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

What This Bill Does

  • Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 House

    Author added Lawrence

  2. 2026-02-25 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to elections; requiring the removal of deceased voters from the statewide

voter registration system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.13, by

adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.13, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 2a.

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Deceased voter removal.

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The county auditor must remove a voter from the

statewide voter registration system after changing the voter's status to "deceased."

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 2.
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RETROACTIVE DECEASED VOTER REMOVAL.
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The county auditor must remove all voters with "deceased" status from the statewide

voter registration system by June 1, 2027.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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