(a) Permit eligible voters to vote at any election for all persons for whom they are lawfully entitled to vote; to vote for as many persons for an office as they are lawfully entitled to vote; to vote for or against any ballot initiative, measure or other local issue upon which they are lawfully entitled to vote;

(b) The OMR equipment shall be capable of rejecting choices marked on the ballot if the number of choices exceeds the number that the voter is entitled to vote for the office or on the measure;

(c) Permit each voter, in presidential elections, by one (1) mark to vote for the candidates of that party for President, Vice President, and their presidential electors, or to vote individually for the electors of their choice when permitted by law;

(d) Permit each voter, in other than primary elections, to vote for the nominees of one or more parties and for independent candidates;

(e) Permit each voter to vote for candidates only in the primary in which he or she is qualified to vote;

(f) Permit each voter to vote for persons whose names are not on the printed ballot;

(g) Be suitably designed for the purpose used, of durable construction, and may be used safely, efficiently and accurately in the conduct of elections and the counting of ballots;

(h) Be provided with means for sealing the ballots after the close of the polls;

(i) When properly operated, record correctly and count accurately all votes cast; and

(j) Provide the voter with a set of instructions that will be displayed in such a way that a voter may readily learn the method of voting.