Revise election laws related to preparation procedures for primary elections

SB 498 revises the preparation procedures for primary elections, specifically for election judges before counting votes. The bill clarifies that the requirement for election judges to separate and count each political party's ballots separately applies only to counties where ballots are solely counted by hand. Other duties, such as reconciling total party ballots, listing party candidates, and bundling party ballots separately, remain in effect for all primary elections. This adjustment affects election judges and administrators by narrowing the scope of certain ballot preparation steps in primary elections.