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.JOINT I'C)WE:RS AGREEMENT FOR NEW VGTINC SYSTETM ACQUISITIONAND O.PERXITJ.( N This Agreem..ent is made.by and between Ramsey County.. through the l±`anlsey County 1Ml:ectioiis Office (hereinafter ::County'°;); and the cities of Ardeil Hills, Falcon Heiglits, Gem Lake, Lauderdale. Little Canada. Maplewood, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, North St. Paul, Roseville:, St Anthony, St. Paul, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, and White Bear Lake and White I3car `I'tawnsllip (collectively re.ierreci to. as the"ivlunicipalities"j, WHEREAS, the County and the Municipalities "Parties"j are. "govet-ninental units" as defined in ;vi'inn.. Stat. §471.59:.wid WEERE A9, pursuant to iNd inn.'Siat, 47.1.59, the Parties.. through actions of their governing bnd.ies.. are authorized to enter into a joint powers .agreenlent for the exercise of commonly held or siiltilai, po',vers; Ind. W1-ILREAS, the Parties enter0 into a Joint Powers .Agreement in ?001 for the Purchase and operation Of a new voting sysstein. with 0 ten year teml and automatic two year extensions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the 200 t Joint Powers Agreement, the County prepares ballots an&compiles election resttlts fo.r all state, federal. county, municipal and school ` district e.lectibns for the 'Municipahtles; and. WHErUAS, eFticiem- ball.ot.preparation and the timely conipii.ati.on of election 1'csults depend upon the use o.fa Unif:orni voting system throughout the County, and. the use of a uniform voting. system for ail elections enhances election judge and voter understanding o17the voting process and hells to pro��ide equitable treatment for all voters, regardless of the type ofelection; and WHEREAS, Congress mandated the use of an atisistive ballot marking device in all polling. places acid in -person absentee valino. Iocations Cor.use: by voters with disnbiIities; through eftactnlent 0f the: Help America Vote Act o 17 2002 ("I IAVA"); and WHF;RI AS. the MinnesoUi Legislature mandated the central couhti.ng of all absentee ballots under un f.'orm state laws and procedures. in Laws of Minnesota 201.0, Chapter 194. ef'fc cti.ve in 2010, and.. W 1ER :AS. the Panies have reached agreement on the need to replace the existing voting system and the fund,ng formula for the .now voting.system; and %VHI RE'AS, the C-0U11ty= Board -has approved a contract With Hart Intercivie of Austin, '1_X For the purcllztsc and. use1'a 1.1.ew Nioti.ilg system lb deployment in 2Oi.C;