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8. Special Elections The County will conduct all special elections required by law during the term of this contract. The County will submit an invoice payable within 30 days of receipt to the City for all costs incurred by the County to conduct a special election. The City will pay all costs of any City special election that is not conducted on the date of a regularly scheduled City, County or state election. The City will also pay all costs applicable to the City of any state special election that is not conducted on the date of a regularly scheduled City, County or state election. 9. Insurance During the term of this contract, the County and City will maintain, through commercially available insurance or on a self - insured basis, property insurance coverage on the voting equipment each owns, for the repair or replacement of the voting equipment if damaged or stolen. Each party shall be responsible for any deductible under its respective policy. Each party hereby waives and releases the other party, its employees, agents, officials, and officers from all claims, liability, and causes of action for loss, damage to or destruction of the waiving party's property resulting from fire or other perils covered in the standard property insurance coverage maintained by the party. Furthermore, each party agrees that it will look to its own property insurance for reimbursement for any loss and shall have no rights of subrogation against the other party. 10. Indemnification Each party to this contract will defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the other party, its officials, agents, and employees from any liability, loss, and damage it may suffer as a result of demands, claims, judgments, or costs including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and disbursements, arising out of or related to the indemnifying party's performance or failure of performance under this contract. This provision shall not be construed nor operate as a waiver of any applicable limits of or exceptions to liability set by law. This provision will survive the termination of this contract. 11. Legal Representation The Ramsey County Attorney's office will advise and represent the County in all election- related matters, except that the Arden Hills City Attorney will advise the County on any election - related matter applying to the Arden Hills municipal code. 12. Election Costs and Payments Payments to cover the costs incurred by the County in the performance of the provisions of this contract for regularly scheduled elections in 2012 will be made by the City in four equal amounts to be billed quarterly, based on invoices Agreement for Election Services with City of Arden Hills, effective 1 -1 -12 4 of 6