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DocuSign Envelope ID: E3832BB2-5555-45C8-AA23-E05300514E38 <br /> assignment, deployment, chain of custody, and associated logistical operations of said <br /> equipment in Anoka County. <br /> Section 4 <br /> Applicability <br /> 4. This agreement, and the use of the Voting Equipment System defined herein, between the <br /> County and the Governmental Entities is applicable for any election at which offices or <br /> questions for the following categories are voted on: <br /> Category A: Federal offices <br /> State offices or Constitutional Amendments <br /> Judicial offices <br /> County offices or Ballot Questions <br /> Soil and Water District Offices or Ballot Questions <br /> Category B: Municipal (Township) offices or Ballot Questions <br /> Category C: School District offices or Ballot Questions <br /> Section 5 <br /> County Responsibilities <br /> 5. Except as otherwise provided in this contract or required by statute or state or federal rule, <br /> the County shall be responsible for preparing the specifications for the purchase and <br /> maintenance of the Voting Equipment System as defined herein and for the purchase and <br /> maintenance of the system, including making all payments and expenditures for capital and <br /> on-going operating costs related to the voting equipment system. In addition, for all. <br /> Category A, B, and- C Elections, Anoka,County shall: <br /> 5.1. Perform voting equipment system programming including ballots, ballot counters, ballot <br /> markers, and other components of the voting equipment system used to mark, count, <br /> record or report election returns and statistics. <br /> 5.2. Perform programming and testing of the State Election Reporting System interface, <br /> subject to policies of the State. <br /> 5.3. Program and develop a voting equipment testing plan for each election according to <br /> statutory requirements. <br /> 5.4. Provide ballot design and layout services and arrange fo,r the printing of ballots to be <br /> used in the elections. <br /> Section 5 <br /> Governmental Entities' Responsibilities <br /> 5. Except as otherwise provided in this contract, each individual Governmental Entity shall be <br /> responsible for and shall perform all duties and assume all costs associated with the <br /> production-of test decks, and conduct of pre-election and post-election tests and audits of <br /> Page 2 of 11 <br />