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4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF JURISDICTION <br />4.1 Boundaries of Jurisdiction. If any annexations to the Jurisdiction have occurred <br />between January 1, 2017 and the date of the signing of this IGA, the jurisdiction is responsible <br />for informing the County Clerk in writing by the date of the signing of this IGA. <br />4.2 Ballot content and layout. No later than September 8, 2017, the Election Officer <br />shall certify the ballot order and content for the Jurisdiction and deliver the certified ballot layout <br />to the County Clerk. The ballot layout shall be in a form acceptable to the Clerk. Ballot content <br />layout shall not include any graphs, tables, charts, or diagrams. The ballot order and content <br />shall include the names and office of each candidate for whom a petition has been filed with the <br />Election Officer and any ballot issues or ballot questions the Jurisdiction has certified. The <br />Jurisdiction shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the <br />certificate and ballot content. The Jurisdiction shall make any modifications to the ballot layout <br />requested by the County Clerk. The County Clerk will correct errors as specified in C.R.S. § 1-5- <br />412 at the Jurisdiction's expense. <br />4.3 Audio for visually impaired. Within 7 days of the Jurisdiction's submission of the <br />ballot layout to the County Clerk, the Jurisdiction shall submit to the Clerk a high quality audio <br />recording with the name of each candidate clearly spoken on the recording. This requirement <br />aids the County Clerk in programming the audio component of the electromechanical voting <br />equipment for the Election. The Jurisdiction shall timely make any modifications to the audio <br />recording requested by the County Clerk. <br />4.4 TABOR Notice. The Jurisdiction shall provide to the County Clerk all required <br />TABOR Notices concerning ballot issue(s) in the manner required by Article X, Section 20 of <br />the Colorado State Constitution by September 26, 2017. The submission will include the ballot <br />title, text, and fiscal history or any other required wording for the TABOR Notice. The <br />submission date will expedite print layout and allow the Jurisdiction time to proofread their <br />portion of the TABOR Notice. <br />4.5 Final layout. The Jurisdiction shall timely make any modification to the ballot <br />layout requested by the County Clerk. The Jurisdiction shall review, proofread, and approve the <br />layout, format, and text of the final draft form of the Jurisdiction's official ballot and, if <br />applicable, TABOR Notice within 24 hours of the County Clerk providing the Jurisdiction with <br />the copy to be proofed. <br />4.6 Testing. The Jurisdiction must provide two people to participate in Logic and <br />Accuracy Tests, which will be scheduled during the week of October 9, 2017, and may take <br />place over a number of days. <br />4.7 Cancellation of Election by the Jurisdiction. If the Jurisdiction resolves not to <br />hold the election or to withdraw a ballot issue, the Jurisdiction shall immediately provide notice <br />of such action to the County Clerk. Initial notice to the County Clerk may be informal. The <br />Jurisdiction shall provide proof of the Jurisdiction's formal action canceling the election or <br />withdrawing a ballot issue(s) as soon as practicable after the Jurisdiction's formal action. The <br />32 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />