§ 29A.52.151. Ballot format--Procedures
(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.]
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