🚨 Democrats voted UNANIMOUSLY to not require the removal of dead people from Minnesota’s voter rolls last night.
This is insane.
Why would anyone oppose this? pic.twitter.com/LYRn4HHiN3
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) May 7, 2026
…because there are no election issues in Minnesota 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/ep3yr6TNZa
— Elizabeth D (@ElizabethD83033) May 7, 2026
Is it a Federal law to remove dead people from voter rolls and what do states do to follow that law?
Answer:
Yes, it is federal law to remove deceased individuals from voter rolls. The primary requirement comes from the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), specifically Section 8 (52 U.S.C. § 20507). uscode.house.gov +1
Under the NVRA, states must “conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters by reason of—(A) the death of the registrant.” uscode.house.gov
This applies to voter registration lists used for federal elections. The law emphasizes that removals must be “uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”
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The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) strengthens this by requiring states to maintain a single, centralized, computerized statewide voter registration list and to coordinate it with state agency records on death (as well as felony status where applicable). List maintenance must occur on a regular basis in line with NVRA rules. justice.gov +1