§ 168.615cSelection of political party ballot by elector; separate record; disclosure; record

retention.
 Sec. 615c.
    (1) In order to vote at a presidential primary election, an elector shall indicate in writing, on
 a form prescribed by the secretary of state, which political party ballot he or she wishes to vote
 when appearing at a presidential primary election.
    (2) The secretary of state shall develop a procedure for city and township clerks to use when
 keeping a separate record at a presidential primary election that contains the printed name,
 address, and qualified voter file number of each elector and the political party ballot selected
 by that elector at the presidential primary election.
    (3) The information acquired or in the possession of a public body indicating which political
 party ballot an elector selected at a presidential primary election is not exempt from disclosure
 under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
    (4) Within 71 days after the presidential primary election, the secretary of state shall make
 available to the public in an electronic format a file of the records for each political party
 described under subsection (2). The secretary of state shall set a schedule for county, city, and
 township clerks to submit data or documents required under subsection (2). The secretary of
 state and county, city, and township clerks shall destroy the information indicating which
 political party ballot each elector selected at the presidential primary election as recorded in
 subsection (2) immediately after the expiration of the 22-month federal election records
 retention period.