DIVISION 2. VOTERS 2000-2600›CHAPTER 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance 2200-2241›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 2200-2213
§ 2205
California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The local registrar of births and deaths shall notify the county elections official not later than the 15th day of each month of all deceased persons 16 years of age and over, whose deaths were registered with him or her or of whose deaths he or she was notified by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics during the preceding month. This notification shall include at least the name, sex, age, birthplace, birth date, place of residence, and date and place of death of each decedent.
The county elections official shall cancel the affidavit of registration of the deceased voter.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 364, Sec. 5) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 619, Sec. 6. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2015. Amendment by Stats. 2009, Ch. 364, with text revised by this amendment, became operative on September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Sec. 7 of Ch. 364.)
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