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7.5.3. Each Governmental Entity shall be invoiced annually on June 1 for each • calendar year of the agreement for the above referenced fees. Said fees shall be due and payable within thirty (30) calendar days of invoicing. 7.5.4. The Governmental Entities hereby agree that they will not reallocate any of the costs incurred herein. 7.6. For each governmental entity, the County shall determine that proportion of the ballot devoted to offices and questions for that entity as a percentage of the total number of column inches on the ballot, and provide an invoice to the governmental entity for that share of the cost of ballot printing, paper and normal delivery charges. 7.7. The County shall pay the cost of postage for all domestic mailed absentee ballots cast in the county and absentee ballots cast under the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) except those absentee postage costs incurred by Municipalities designated to administer absentee voting laws under M.S. 203B.05. Section 8 Documentation of Election Expenses 8. Documentation of actual expenditures as required by the County is required for the allocation of election expenses pursuant to this agreement. Invoices or billing statements are acceptable documentation for goods or services purchased for vendors. Section 9 • Ownership 9. The Governmental Entities acknowledge that the County owns the Voting Equipment System and that the Governmental Entities are authorized to use said Voting Equipment System for official election related purposes. Use of the Voting Equipment System by the Governmental Entities for any other purpose is strictly prohibited absent express written consent of the County. The Governmental Entities hereby acknowledge and agree that the Voting Equipment System may contain proprietary and trade secret information that is owned by a third party and is protected under federal copyright law or other laws, rules, regulations and decisions. The Governmental Entities shall protect and maintain the proprietary and trade secret status of the Voting Equipment System in their possession. Section 10 Handling Of Equipment and Insurance 10. Each municipality shall be responsible for storage of elections equipment assigned by the county to that municipality. Municipalities shall make all necessary elections equipment in its possession available to other entities as directed by the county. Each Governmental Entity acknowledges that it shall be responsible for the Voting Equipment System while it is in the Governmental Entity's custody. Each Governmental Entity, either through insurance or a self- insurance program, shall be responsible for all costs, fees, damages and expenses including but not limited to personal injury, storage, damage, repair and /or replacement of the Voting Equipment System while it's in the • Page 5 of 11 28