diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index b47ec41f2ccb193757c8589c89bbf7b7e3989c28..89795bfc729c5f6b9ca12a08bd8949d5f2da3f79 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def check_tag(tag, path):
 
     with cd(path):
         run('git pull origin master')
+        run('git fetch --tags')
         result = run('git tag')
         if tag not in result.split("\n"):
             abort("no remote tag %s" % tag)
diff --git a/helios/views.py b/helios/views.py
index 007b40f3843b8a47d76ad4e960f38bca5510c3d5..f47b8714d01d8c93a2de94bab307491988bf865d 100644
--- a/helios/views.py
+++ b/helios/views.py
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ def voter_delete(request, election, voter_uuid):
   - election is not frozen or
   - election is open reg
   """
-  if not (election.frozen_at or election.openreg):
+  # if election is frozen and has closed registration
+  if election.frozen_at and (not election.openreg):
     raise PermissionDenied()
 
   if election.encrypted_tally: