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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings and agreements hereinafter <br />set forth, the parties agree as follows: <br />I. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this Joint Powers Agreement is to establish and describe the roles and <br />responsibilities of the County and the Municipalities in connection with the acquisition, <br />implementation, and operation of a new voting system for use throughout Ramsey County <br />Project"), including equipment that will be owned and operated by the County and equipment <br />that will be owned and operated by the Municipalities. <br />II. COUNTY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES-SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION <br />A. General <br />The County will provide the services, materials, and equipment necessary to procure and <br />implement a replacement voting system ("System") in Ramsey County, including software, <br />hardware, materials, ballot printing, and other services as further described in this Agreement. <br />Services may be provided directly by County staff or by outside vendors, as determined by the <br />County. <br />B. System Description <br />The System will have the following functionalities: <br />1.The capability to create ballot styles for each precinct based on the <br />appropriate contests and candidates and to generate ballots by either <br />creating a print file that may be sent to a vendor or by printing ballots in <br />the County offices; <br />2.The capability to program memory devices for each precinct for an <br />election that will, when inserted into a ballot counter or ballot marking <br />device, properly record the votes on ballots cast in that precinct, reject <br />ballots that are not from that precinct or which do not have the proper <br />validation marks, return to the voter ballots which contain an overvote or a <br />crossover vote, and perform all other actions required by the Minnesota <br />election law; <br />3. The capability to count absentee ballots at a central location in the County <br />or at one or more Municipalities, at the option of each of the <br />Municipalities, and to generate reports noting the number of absentee <br />ballots counted for each precinct; <br />2