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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA Voting System Plan June 14, 2006 The City of Little Canada has acquired three (3) Automark ballot marking devices from Election Systems and Software (ES &S). The following is the electronic voting system plan required by Minnesota Statutes §206.82, subdivision 2. I. Acquisition of Sufficient Facilities A. All ballot marking devices were initially delivered to the Ramsey County Elections Office, located in the Ramsey County Government Center West, 50 W. Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102. B. This building has security guards on duty 24 hours a day. C. The equipment was delivered via surface carrier from the manufacturer. D. Upon delivery all devices were moved to the Elections secured warehouse space. E. The entire floor containing the Elections warehouse space is restricted by key access and the specific space is secured using a separate lock system. Two distinct sets of keys are required to gain access to the area where all voting equipment is stored. F. Upon completion of acceptance testing by Ramsey County on May 25, 2006, three (3) Automark devices were delivered to the City of Little Canada, 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 by Express Messenger Services, Inc. G. Acknowledgment of delivery was provided to Ramsey County on June 7, 2006. All ballot marking devices will be securely stored at the City Center, 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117. In preparation for each election, the ballot marking devices will be transported to the polling places by the Little Canada Public Works Department. II. Computer Time A. No third parties will be used for the programming of the Automark ballot - marking devices. All Automark - related programming will be conducted exclusively by Ramsey County Elections staff. B. All system programming will be done using Automark Information Management Software, version 1.1. 1 2