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<br />Page 1 of 4 <br />REVISED 12/5/05 <br /> <br />Local Equipment Plan for Using Assistive Voting <br /> <br />Technology in Sherburne County precincts <br /> <br />Sherburne County Precincts will have acquired MIOO Precinct ballot readers for use in all <br />precincts. The equipment will be used in all federal and state elections beginning in 2006. <br /> <br />As required by Minnesota Statute 204B.18, the Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer and <br />Municipal and School Election Staff met at the Government Center in Elk River on June <br />27,2005 and July 25,2005 and prepared this plan to: <br /> <br />I) Indicate the procedures to implement AutoMark assistive voting <br />technology equipment for use by disabled voters in each polling <br />location. <br /> <br />A) AutoMark Equipment Acquisition <br />1. The County, after consultation with its municipal clerks, <br />will provide for the purchase of one AutoMarkvoting <br />machine for use by disabled voters for every polling <br />place, to be used in the 2006 primary and general <br />elections. Federal funds provided to the County will be <br />used to pay the initial cost of this equipment. <br /> <br />B) Storage of Auto Mark Assistive Voting Equipment. <br />1. The County agrees to store all assistive voting equipment <br />on behalf of the local municipalities. The County may <br />choose to deliver the machines to each municipality prior <br />to any election or the County .may require themunici- <br />palities and school districts to pickup the machines. <br /> <br />C) Programming of Auto Mark Equipment <br />1. The County agrees to coordinate programming with the <br />vendor for all races and questions at the even-numbered <br />year Fall Elections, and will charge the municipalities, <br />schools. and special districts for Local Election prorated <br />shares. <br />2. Municipalities, Schools and Special Districts are <br />responsible for programming their Local Elections (after <br />2007) unless a request is made by the Local Election <br /> <br />\ <br />