ADOPTED - MARCH 8, 2005

Agenda Item No. 7

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AN OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM

AND RELATED ELECTION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (EMS)

FROM THE MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE

RESOLUTION #05-061

WHEREAS, Resolution #05-040 authorized the County Clerk to apply to the State of Michigan Secretary of State for a grant to purchase an optical scan voting system and related Election Management System (EMS) software to comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA); and

WHEREAS, the voting system and related software will be provided to Ingham County at no cost to the County; and

WHEREAS, the Clerk wishes to have this equipment in place for use at the May 3 elections; and

WHEREAS, the State of Michigan Secretary of State is now prepared to deliver the voting system and related software to Ingham County.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners accepts the voting equipment and related software as outlined in the grant application.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign any related documents upon approval as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Copedge, Schor, Vickers

             Nays:   None                   Absent:   De Leon and Severino         Approved 3/1/05

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Dedden, Swope, Hertel, Schor, Thomas, Dougan

Nays:  None                             Absent:  None               Approved 3/2/05