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for providing absentee voting services to the Municipalities as illustrated in the Appendix C spreadsheet, attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. The County will provide inspection and replacement of consumable supplies. 6. Election day technical support for the System will be provided by the voting system vendor (up to three days per election), as required by the County. a. Programming and system administration operations b. Ballot counter operations Ballot marking device operations 7. Subject to approval by the County, during the term of this Agreement including any extensions, the County shall lease or purchase ballot counters, ballot marking devices, and other hardware and software in addition to those listed in Appendix A, on written request from a Municipality. Payment to the County by the requesting Municipality shall be made within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the invoice from the County following delivery of the hardware and/or software to the requesting Municipality. During the term of this Agreement including any extensions, the County may lease or purchase any additional hardware and software that is necessary for the System to comply with the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law or that the County deems necessary to meet demand from the voters. IV. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES A. Implementation The individual who administers elections for the Municipality shall serve as the Municipality's proj ect implementation liaison with the County. Each Municipality shall provide the name and contact information for the liaison within ten (10) calendar days of final execution of this Agreement. 2. Within thirty (30) calendar days of execution of this Agreement, each Municipality shall notify the County in writing of its plans for payment of the acquisition costs of the ballot counters, ballot marking devices and any other administrative equipment ('Bquipment Costs"). Each Municipality may choose from one of the following payment options: a) a one-time reimbursement of costs or b) reimbursement of costs over two or more years, not to exceed a maximum of five years. A Municipality may not revoke its decision at any time after notice has been given to the County. B. Post-Implementation/Ongoing The Municipalities shall verify that ballots and memory devices tested by the Counry function accurately in the ballot counters and ballot marking devices that will be used in each election. If a Municipality identifies an error, the County 9/18/2013 RC Joint Powers Agreement for New Voting System — 2013 Page 6 of 19