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Docusign Envelope ID: E180B3F9-E53D-45E0-B037-15E18F59996A 2.2 Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Molly Fitzpatrick will be the primary liaison and contact for the County Clerk. The Jurisdiction designates Meredyth Muth, City Clerk as its "Election Officer" who shall act as the primary liaison between the Jurisdiction and the County Clerk and who shall have primary responsibility for the management and performance of the Jurisdiction's obligations under this IGA. If the Code requires a "designated election official" within the Jurisdiction to perform tasks, the Election Officer shall act as such designated election official. Nothing in this IGA relieves the County Clerk or the Jurisdiction's Governing Board from their official responsibilities for the conduct of the Election. 2.3 Term. The term of this IGA shall be from the date of signing through December 31, 2024. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNTY CLERK 3.1 Initial ballot layout. Upon receipt of the certified ballot text provided by the Jurisdiction pursuant to Section 4.2 below, the County Clerk will create the layout of the text of the ballot in a format that complies with the Code. The County Clerk will provide the Jurisdiction with a copy of the draft ballot for the Jurisdiction's review along with any instructions for modifications to the ballot layout and the time period within which the Jurisdiction must return the modified ballot to the County Clerk. If modifications are made by the Jurisdiction, the Clerk will review the changes upon receipt from the Jurisdiction of the modified ballot and notify the Jurisdiction that the ballot is approved or return the ballot for further modifications and time requirements. 3.1.5 Ballot text translation. Boulder County must provide a Spanish language ballot option to voters pursuant to C.R.S. § 1-5-901, et seq. Upon receipt of the certified ballot text provided by the Jurisdiction pursuant to Section 4.2 below, the County Clerk will have the ballot text translated into Spanish using a qualified translator as defined in C.R.S. § 1-5-903(4). Unless the Jurisdiction elects to translate its ballot content into Spanish as provided for in Section 4.2.5 below, the County Clerk will use the translated ballot text to prepare a sample ballot and provide an in -person Spanish language ballot option to voters pursuant to C.R.S. § 1-5-906 and § 1-5- 907. The County Clerk will provide the Spanish translation of the ballot content to the Jurisdiction for its review, and the Jurisdiction must provide any changes to the translated ballot content to the County Clerk within 48 hours of receipt of the translated content and ensure proper translation of its ballot content. 3.2 Final ballot layout. Once the Jurisdiction has made all changes to the ballot layout as required by the County Clerk and the ballot is in final draft form, the Clerk will lay out the ballot text and submit it to the Jurisdiction for final review, proofreading, and approval. The Clerk is not responsible for ensuring that the final ballot text complies with the requirements of TABOR or any other constitutional or statutory requirement related to the text of ballot language. 3.3 Ballot printing and mailing. The County Clerk will contract with a vendor to prepare and print the ballots; prepare a mail ballot packet for each registered elector within the Page 2 of 8