(1) Under a consolidated ballot format:

     (a) A voter's affiliation with a major political party is inferred from either selecting only that party in the check-off box, or voting only for candidates of that political party in partisan races;

     (b) A vote cast for a major political party candidate will only be tabulated and reported if cast by a voter who affiliated with that same major political party;

     (c) A vote cast for a major political party candidate by a voter who affiliated with a different major political party may not be tabulated or reported;

     (d) A vote cast for a major political party candidate by a voter who affiliated with more than one major political party may not be tabulated or reported; and

     (e) A vote properly cast may not be affected by votes improperly cast for other races.

     (2) Under a physically separate ballot format:

     (a) Only one party ballot and one nonpartisan ballot may be voted;

     (b) If more than one party ballot is voted, none of the ballots may be tabulated or reported;

     (c) A voter's affiliation with a major political party is inferred from the act of voting the party ballot for that major political party; and

     (d) Every eligible registered voter may vote a nonpartisan ballot.

[2007 c 38 § 4; 2004 c 271 § 142.]