Ways counties remove the dead from voter rolls

With BC-CNS-Dead Voters

By Cronkite News Service

Here are some common ways county officials find out about deceased voters:

_ Health department notify elections officials when they issue death certificates.
_ Precinct committeemen, candidates or political parties campaigning door to door often learn about deaths that aren’t reflected on voter rolls.
_ Families often notify elections officials voters have died.
_ Poll workers often learn about deaths from spouses.
_ Voter-registration clerks read obituaries and send letters to verify deaths.