(1) The county clerk shall: (a) record the party affiliation designated by the voter on the voter registration form as the voter's party affiliation; or (b) if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration form: (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), record the voter's party affiliation as the party that the voter designated the last time that the voter designated a party on a voter registration form, unless the voter more recently registered as "unaffiliated"; or (ii) record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated" if the voter: (A) did not previously designate a party; (B) most recently designated the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated"; or (C) did not previously register.

(a) record the party affiliation designated by the voter on the voter registration form as the voter's party affiliation; or

(b) if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration form: (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), record the voter's party affiliation as the party that the voter designated the last time that the voter designated a party on a voter registration form, unless the voter more recently registered as "unaffiliated"; or (ii) record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated" if the voter: (A) did not previously designate a party; (B) most recently designated the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated"; or (C) did not previously register.

(i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), record the voter's party affiliation as the party that the voter designated the last time that the voter designated a party on a voter registration form, unless the voter more recently registered as "unaffiliated"; or

(ii) record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated" if the voter: (A) did not previously designate a party; (B) most recently designated the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated"; or (C) did not previously register.

(A) did not previously designate a party;

(B) most recently designated the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated"; or

(C) did not previously register.

(2) (a) Any registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by complying with the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (2). (b) A registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by filing a signed form with the county clerk that identifies the registered political party with which the voter chooses to affiliate, during any period except the following: (i) the period beginning on the day after the voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the regular primary election; and (ii) the period beginning on the day after the voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the presidential primary election.

(a) Any registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by complying with the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (2).

(b) A registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by filing a signed form with the county clerk that identifies the registered political party with which the voter chooses to affiliate, during any period except the following: (i) the period beginning on the day after the voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the regular primary election; and (ii) the period beginning on the day after the voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the presidential primary election.

(i) the period beginning on the day after the voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the regular primary election; and

(ii) the period beginning on the day after the voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the presidential primary election.