TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012

PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING

PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY

Ballot Type Selection and Party Ballot Selection Disclosure

You must select one ballot type. If you do not select a ballot type, a ballot will not be issued to you.

The legislation which directs the conduct of the February 28, 2012 presidential primary (PA 163 of 2011) stipulates that the “information acquired or in the possession of a public body indicating which participating political party ballot an elector selected at a presidential primary is not exempt from public disclosure.” The legislation mandates that the Secretary of State release a statewide list of this information within 71 days after the presidential primary and requires a schedule for county, city and township clerks to submit ballot selection data. Procedures for compiling and transmitting data will be provided in advance of the presidential primary.

The legislation further stipulates that the Secretary of State and county, city and township clerks “shall destroy the information indicating which participating political party ballot each elector selected at the presidential primary … immediately after the expiration of the 22-month federal election records retention period.”

Separate ballots needed: As previously advised, the presidential primary will be conducted as a “closed” primary. Consequently, a minimum of two – and possibly three – ballots will be needed to administer the presidential primary as described below:

If a local jurisdiction is not conducting a special election in conjunction with the presidential primary, two ballots will be needed for the administration of the primary: 1) a ballot which lists the Republican Party candidates and 2) a separate ballot which lists the Democratic Party candidates.

If a local jurisdiction is conducting any type of special election in conjunction with the presidential primary, three ballots will be needed for the administration of the primary: 1) a ballot which lists the Republican Party candidates and the proposals and/or offices related to the special election 2) a ballot which lists the Democratic Party candidates and the proposals and/or offices related to the special election and 3) a ballot which contains only the proposals and/or offices related to the special election. The third ballot must be produced for voters who wish to participate in the special election – but do not wish to record a request for the Republican Party ballot or the Democratic Party ballot.