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shall serve as deputy early voting clerks, without additional compensation; and that the Elections <br />Administrator may appoint other deputy early voting clerks to assist in the conduct of early <br />voting as necessary. <br />It is agreed that Early Voting by personal appearance will be held at the locations, times <br />and days as determined by the Election Administrator. In the event that any of these voting <br />locations are not available, the Elections Administrator will arrange for use of an alternate <br />location with the approval of the Entity and at the Entity's expense. <br />As Early Voting Clerk, the Elections Administrator shall receive applications for early <br />voting ballots to be voted by mail in accordance with Chapters 31 and 86 of the Texas Election <br />Code. Any requests for early voting ballots to be voted by mail received by the Entity shall be <br />forwarded immediately to the Elections Administrator for processing. Persons voting by mail <br />will send their marked ballots to the Elections Administrator's Office. <br />The Elections Administrator will be responsible for payment to all parties who have <br />provided services, supplies and voting locations for the election. A contracting Entity shall not <br />be liable to any third party by default of the Elections Administrator's Office in connection with <br />holding the election, including failure by Lamar County or its Elections Administrator's Office <br />to pay for services, supplies and voting locations for this election. <br />The Elections Administrator's Office will set the dates for early voting to be open for two <br />(2), twelve (12) hour days and five (5), nine (9) hour days. For the May 8, 2010 <br />GeneraUSpecial Election, the two (2), twelve (12) hour days for early voting will be <br />conducted on April 26, 2010 and April 27, 2010. The five (5), nine (9) hour days for earlv <br />votin will be conducted Apri128, April 29, April 30, May 3, and May 4, 2010. <br />VII. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD <br />An Early Voting Ballot Board shall be created to process early voting results from the <br />Entity's election. The Elections Administrator shall appoint the Presiding Judge of the Early <br />Voting Ballot Board. The Presiding Judge, with the assistance of the Elections Administrator, <br />shall appoint two or more additional members to constitute the Early Voting Ballot Board <br />members to efficiently process the early voting ballots. <br />VIIL CENTRAL COUNTING STATION AND ELECTION RETURNS <br />The Elections Administrator shall be responsible for establishing and operating the <br />central counting station to receive and tabulate the voted ballots in accordance with the <br />provisions of the Texas Election Code and of this Contract. <br />The Entity hereby appoints the following central counting station officials in accordance <br />with Sections 127.002 and 127.005 o the Texas Election Code: <br />4 <br />C` . ; yt• i; <br />