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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <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 /> <br /> <br /> II. LEGAL DOCUMENTS <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> <br /> III. VOTING LOCATIONS <br /> <br /> It is agreed that Election Day voting shall be held at the location shown in the Election <br /> Order and Notice duly adopted by the Entity. In the event that the voting location is not <br /> 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 /> <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 /> <br /> <br /> IV. ELECTION JUDGES, CLERKS AND OTHER ELECTION PERSONNEL <br /> <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 shall be appointed by the Entity as required by law. <br /> <br /> The Elections Administrator shall notify all election judges of the eligibility requirements <br /> of Subchapter C of Chapter 32 of the Texas Election Code, and will take the necessary steps to <br /> ensure that all election judges appointed for the Entity's' election are eligible to serve. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 2 <br /> <br /> 52 <br />