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equipment, supplies, services, and administrative costs as provided in this Contract. The Lamar <br />County Elections Administrator shall serve as the administrator for the election; however, the <br />Entity shall remain responsible for the lawful conduct of its election including, without <br />limitation, those functions reserved to the Entity and set forth in Exhibit A2 and any functions <br />which cannot be lawfully delegated to the Lalnar County Elections Administrator. The Elections <br />Administrator shall provide advisory services in connection with decisions to be made and <br />actions to be taken by the officers of the Entity; however it shall be the responsibility of the <br />Entity to obtain whatever legal opinions it deems necessary, from the Entity's chosen legal <br />counsel and at the Entity's sole cost and expense. The Lamar County Elections Administrator <br />will not provide legal advice to the Entity. <br />II. LEGAL DOCUMENTS <br />The Entity shall be responsible for the preparation, adoption, and publication of all <br />required election orders, resolutions, notices, and any other pertinent documents required by the <br />Texas Election Code; as well as, the language of the official ballot. <br />The Entity shall provide a copy of its election order and notice to the Lamar County <br />Elections Administrator not later than sixty (60) days before the election, as provided for by <br />Section 4.008 of the Texas Election Code. <br />The Elections Administrator shall be responsible for making the submission, if any is <br />required or desired, to the United States Department of Justice, pursuant to the Voting Rights Act <br />of 1965, as amended. <br />IIL VOTING LOCATIONS <br />It is agreed that Election Day voting shall be held at the locations shown in the Election <br />Order and Notice duly adopted by the Entity. In the event that any of these voting locations are <br />not available, the Elections Administrator will arrange for use of an alternate location with the <br />approval of the Entity and at the Entity's expense, togetherwith DOJ approval. <br />This Contract shall be deemed an agreement for a joint election with other governmental <br />units in Lamar County holding an election on the same day in all or part of the same territory and <br />whose governing bodies have authorized said joint election by order, resolution or other official <br />action, togetherwith DOJ approval. <br />IV. ELECTION JUDGES, CLERKS AND OTHER ELECTION PERSONNEL <br />Lamar County shall be responsible for the initial selection of the presiding election <br />judges, alternate election judges and election clerks for the Entity's election. The Elections <br />Administrator shall provide to the Entity a list of presiding judges, alternate judges and clerks for <br />its election who sha11 be appointed by the Entity as required by 1aw. <br />2 <br />90 <br />