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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings and agreements hereinafter <br /> set forth, the parties agree as follows: <br /> I. PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this Joint Powers Agreement is to establish and describe the roles and <br /> responsibilities of the County and the Municipalities in connection with the acquisition, <br /> implementation, and operation of a new voting system for use throughout Ramsey County <br /> ("Project"), including equipment that will be owned and operated by the County and equipment <br /> that will be owned and operated by the Municipalities. <br /> II. COUNTY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES-SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION <br /> A. General <br /> The County will provide the services, materials, and equipment necessary to procure and <br /> implement a replacement voting system ("System") in Ramsey County, including software, <br /> hardware, materials, ballot printing, and other services as further described in this Agreement. <br /> Services may be provided directly by County staff or by outside vendors, as determined by the <br /> County. <br /> B. System Description <br /> The System will have the following functionalities: <br /> 1. The capability to create ballot styles for each precinct based on the <br /> appropriate contests and candidates and to generate ballots by either <br /> creating a print file that may be sent to a vendor or by printing ballots in <br /> the County offices; <br /> 2. The capability to program memory devices for each precinct for an <br /> election that will, when inserted into a ballot counter or ballot marking <br /> device,properly record the votes on ballots cast in that precinct, reject <br /> ballots that are not from that precinct or which do not have the proper <br /> validation marks, return to the voter ballots which contain an overvote or a <br /> crossover vote, and perform all other actions required by the Minnesota <br /> election law; <br /> 3. The capability to count absentee ballots at a central location in the County <br /> or at one or more Municipalities, at the option of each of the <br /> Municipalities, and to generate reports noting the number of absentee <br /> ballots counted for each precinct; <br /> 2 <br />