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4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF JURISDICTION 4.1 Boundaries of Jurisdiction. If any annexations to the Jurisdiction have occurred between January 1, 2021 and the date of the signing of this IGA, the jurisdiction is responsible for informing the County Clerk in writing by the date of the signing of this IGA. 4.2 Ballot content and layout. No later than September 3, 2021, the Election Officer shall certify the ballot order and content for the Jurisdiction and deliver the certified ballot layout to the County Clerk. The ballot layout shall be in a form acceptable to the Clerk. Ballot content layout shall not include any graphs, tables, charts, or diagrams. The ballot order and content shall include the names and office of each candidate for whom a petition has been filed with the Election Officer and any ballot issues or ballot questions the Jurisdiction has certified. The Jurisdiction shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the certificate and ballot content. The Jurisdiction shall make any modifications to the ballot layout requested by the County Clerk. The County Clerk will correct errors as specified in C.R.S. § 1-5- 412 at the Jurisdiction's expense. 4.3 Audio for visually impaired. No later than the Jurisdiction's submission of the ballot layout to the County Clerk, the Jurisdiction shall confirm that each candidate has provided a clearly spoken recording of their name. This requirement aids the County Clerk in programming the audio component of the electromechanical voting equipment for the Election. The Jurisdiction shall timely make any modifications to the audio recording requested by the County Clerk. 4.4 TABOR Notice. The Jurisdiction shall provide to the County Clerk all required TABOR Notices concerning ballot issue(s) in the manner required by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado State Constitution by noon on September 20, 2021. The submission will include the ballot title, text, and fiscal history or any other required wording for the TABOR Notice. The submission date will expedite print layout and review of the TABOR Notice. 4.5 Final layout. The Jurisdiction shall timely make any modification to the ballot layout requested by the County Clerk. The Jurisdiction shall review and proofread and approve the layout, format, and text of the final draft form of the Jurisdiction's official ballot and, if applicable, TABOR Notice within 24 hours of the County Clerk providing the Jurisdiction with the copy to be proofed. 4.6 Testing. The Jurisdiction may be asked to provide two people to participate in Logic and Accuracy Tests, which will be scheduled during the week of October 4, 2021, and may take place over a number of days. 4.7 Cancellation of Election by the Jurisdiction. If the Jurisdiction resolves not to hold the election or to withdraw a ballot issue, the Jurisdiction shall immediately provide notice of such action to the County Clerk. Initial notice to the County Clerk may be informal. The Jurisdiction shall provide proof of the Jurisdiction's formal action canceling the election or withdrawing a ballot issue(s) as soon as practicable after the Jurisdiction's formal action. The Jurisdiction shall promptly pay the County Clerk the full actual costs relating to the Jurisdictions Page 4 of 7