the county. (a) A voter who designates a political affiliation with a major party on a registration application filed no later than the close of voter registration before the primary may vote the ballot of that political party in the primary election. Political parties, through the official action of their state executive committees, shall be permitted to determine wehether unaffiliated voters or voters of other parties shall be allowed to vote that party's primary election ballot upon request. r (b) A voter whose registration record lists one residence addressu but the voter has since moved to another residence address within the precinct shall be permitted to update the registration at the polling place and vote without challenge ftor that reason. (c) A voter whose registration record lists one residence address but the voter has since moved to another residence address in a different precinct in the same county shall be permitted to update the registration at the polling lplace serving the new precinct. The voter shall be permitted to vote as follows: s (1) The voter may cast a challenged or proivisional ballot at the new polling place if the voter's registration is found on the rgegistration records within the county during the canvass and no other challenge of eligibility was entered on election day, the challenge shall be removed and the ballot shall be counted; (2) During the early in-person voting period, the voter may vote in the precinct serving their new address without casting a provisional ballot if the voter shows proof of new address and the change is completed in the state-wide voter registration system by the county clerk prior to canvass. (d) A voter whose registration record has been placed on an inactive status or transferred to an inactive file and who has not responded to a confirmation notice sent pursuant to the provisions of section 24, 25, or 26 of this article and who offers to vote at the polling place where he or she is registered to vote shall be required to affirm his or her present residence address under penalty of perjury, as provided in section 36 of this article.
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