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NOW, THER.) h'OU, in consideration ofthe mutual undertakings and agreements hercinalter set ('arth. the parties agree as f'ollaws. 1, PURPOSE' The purp6se of this .fault I.0wcrS Agreement is to establish and describe the roles and responsibilitics oFthe County and the Municipalities in connection with the 'RCI Uis)tion, i.nip Icincniation, and operation ot.a new noting system. for use throughout -Rain Sey County ("Prpjec:t"), including.equipment that will be owned and operated by the County and equipment that wiII be uwited and operated by the M anivipal ities, 11. COUNTY ROILS AND RESPONS113ILiTTES-SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION A. General -the County 4,vill provide the services, materials; and egtiipmont necessary to procure and ii-tplemenl.a rep] aceme;fit voting; system ("System.") in. Ramsey County, including software, hardware. materials -ballot printing, and .other serviecs as further. described in.this.Agmement. Services imy be provided directly by Count), staff or by outside vendors, as deterniitied by the County. B. System Description Tile Systein :v'i11 have the I611owing f:6tietiotialities: I.- The capability to create ballot styles [or each precinct based oil the: appropriate contests and candidates and. to generate ballots by either creating a print file that may be sent to a vendor or by printing ballots in tfiQ County Offic-es: 2. '£hecapability to program memory devices lot- each precinct for an election.that ■ =ill, when inserted into a ballot coun.ter:or ballot marking device:, properly record the votes on ballots cast in that precinct, reject ballots that are not from that. precinct or which do not have the proper validation marks, return to the. .voter ballots which contain. an;overvn.te or a crossovervote, and perforrii all other actions required by the Minnesota election: law.. 3. The (;apt bility to count absentee: ballots at a central location in .tlle County Or at One or more Municipalities, at the option ofeach of'the Municipalities., and to generate repprts noting. the number of' absentee ballots Counted for each precinct; 7