HomeMy WebLinkAbout620129.tiffAUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION AND USE OF VOTING MACHINES:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Commissioners, geld County
Colorado, that voting machines are hereby adopted for use in all
State and County elections hereafter held in Weld County, Colorado,
as provided by Section 49, Article 12, Colorado Revised Statutes,
1953, as amended, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners be and is hereby authorized and directed
to enter into a contract with the Automatic Voting Machine Division
of the Rockwell Manufacturing Company of Jamestown, New York, for
the purchase of one hundred and thirty (130) Automatic Voting
Machines with Printed Return mechanism to be delivered on or before
July 15, 1962, all as provided in said Section 49, Article 12,
Colorado Revised Statutes, 1953, as amended.
The above and foregoing resolution was, on motion duly
made and seconded, adopted by the following vote:
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DATED: APRIL 6, 1962
APPROVED BY COUNTY ATTORNEY
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ATTACHED : COPY OF CONTRACT:
CONTRACT NO. 11732
VOTING MACHINE CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT, approved, mode, end executed in duplicate ot Jamestown, New York,
this 8th day of
May
, 1962, by and between the AUTOMATIC
VOTING MACHINE DIVISION OF ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a
Pennsylvania co:po ation, party of the first part end hereinafter referred to as the
"Company", and WELD COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, petty of the second part
and hereinafter refined to as the "County'; WITNESSETH, that, for and in consideration
of the agreements hereinafter stated and intending legally to be bound hereby, the parties
hereto agree with each other as follows:
FIRST: The Company sells to the County One Hundred Thirty (130)
Automatic Voting Machines of the 9 party row, 40 office column size, manually
operated, Colorado type, equipped with printed return mechanism, at the price of
Seventeen Hundred One Dollars ($1701.00) per machine, F.O.B. Greeley, Colorado.
Payment for the said voting machines shall be made krWhiiiaiifx
on or before June 15, 1962.
Title to the machines will pass
from the Company to the County upon acceptance of the machines by the County at the
time of delivery.
SECOND: The County purchases from the Company the said One Hundred
Thirty (130) Automatic Voting Machines at the price of Seventeen Hundred One Dolton
($1701.00) per machine, F.O.B. Greeley, Colorado, which it promises to pay as herein -
before stated.
THIRD: The Company agrees as follows:
To ship the said voting machines addressed to the Board of
County Commissioners, Weld County, Greeley, Colorado, on or before August 1, 1962,
but not prior to July 15, 1962, if not prevented or delayed by strikes or work stoppages
at its plant or at plants at its suppliers, by war, or by causes beyond the Company's
control.
That each of said voting machines shall be equipped with printed
return mechanism and shall contain 9 party rows of 40 voting pointers tor voting for
candidates; 1 row of 40 devices for voting for persons not nominated; 1 row of voting
pointers for voting on 20 Constitutional Amendments or other questions; that said machines
comply with the requirements of the State Election Law governing their use, and, further,
that said machines shall be so constructed that they will in on efficient and correct manner
do the work tor which they ore designed when prepared and operated in accordance with
the Election Laws governing their use and the printed instructions furnished by the
Company.
In addition each machine will be supplied with a mechanical
model which is an exact duplicate of a portion of the face of the machine, to facilitate
the instruction of voters.
That it will make good by repair or replacement, without cost,
any imperfections or defects in material or workmanship in said machines, for five (5)
years ftom dote of shipment, provided said machines shall be cared for properly and
prepared properly for elections, and provided such repair or replacement is not rendered
necessary by the elements, fire, occident, improper operation, or through careless or
malicious handling.
That It will furnish, without extra cost, the necessary printed
instructions for the care and preparation of the machines and will provide the necessary
seals, directions for voting cards, election officers instruction manuals, and certificates,
for the first two (2) elections at which the machines are used.
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That it will furnish, at no additional charge, two (2) electric
hoist motors for raising and lowering the machines.
That It will furnish, without cost to the County, prior to the
first two (2) elections in which said machines are used, two (2) service representatives
who would report to the County approximately three (3) weeks prior to each of said two (2)
elections and would perform the following services:
(1) Meet with and assist the County's printer in the
preparation of voting machine ballot labels, sample ballots, and
return sheets.
(2) Assist in the preparation of the machines for the
primary or election concerned. In this connection they would work
with a voting machine custodian or custodians appointed by the County
to instruct them in the preparation of the machines for elections.
(3) Instruct and train County precint election officials.
This would be done in a series of meetings of approximately 50 officials
each in which such officials would be instructed as to the procedures
to be followed for the conduct of elections with voting machines.
(4) Supervise a campaign of educating voters in the
manner of operating the machines on ejection day.
That it will train, without cost to the County, two (2) persons
designated by the County to have charge and custody of said machines. Such training
would take place in the Instruction School maintained at the Company's factory in
Jamestown, New York, and while attending this school all ordinary hotel and living
expenses shall be assumed by the Company. Transportation of said two (2) persons
from Greeley Colorado to Jamestown, New York and return shall be borne by the Company.
FOURTH: The County shall have the option to acquire from one (1) to ten
10) additional machines of the abovementioned size and type, at the same price and
under the some terms as contained herein, such option to be exercised by the County
on or before March 1, 1963.
FIFTH: The amount of any present or future Personal Property Tax, Sales
Tax, Use Tax, or other similar tax levied in the State of Colorado is not included in the
price, and ii same shall be applicable to the purchase of said machines, it shall be
added to the price and shall be paid by the County in the same manner and with the same
effect as if originally added thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its
corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and these presents to be signed by
its Vice President the day and year first above written, and the County
has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and these presents
to be signed at the same time by the Chairman of its Board of County
Commissioners.
AUTOMATIC VOTING MACHINE DIVISION
ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Party of the First Part
By Y �.
ice Presic
ATTEST:
Assistant Treasurer
(SEAL)
(SEAL)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Party of the Second Part
Chairman
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WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
130 - 9 party row, 40 office column size, Colorado type Autamatis Voting
Machines, equipped with printed return mechanism.
Price: $1701.00 F .O„B . Greeley, Colorado
Payable in 10 annual installments including interest at the rate of 3-3/4%
beginning March 1, 1963.
Total
Principal Interest Payment
130 machines $1701. each $221,1.00 $ $ $
3/1/63 25,951.89 25,951.89 -0- 25,951.89
195,178.11
3/1/64 18,632.71 18, 632.71 7,319.18 25,951.89
176,45.40
3/1/65 19331.44 19,331.44 6,620.45 25,951.89
15213.96
3/1/66 20,056.37 20,056.37 5,895.52 25,951.89
137,15"1.1
3/1/67 20,808.48 20,808.48 5,143.41 25,951.89
116,3.11
3/1/63 21,588.80 21,588.80 4,363.09 25,951.89
94,7;6.31
3/1/69 22,398.38 22,398.38 3,553.51 25,951.89
72,361.113
3/1/70 23,238.32 23,238.32 2,713.57 25,951.89
49,123.61
3/1/71 24,109.75 24,109.75 1,842.14 25,951.89
5,01'3.86
3/1/72 25,013.86 25,013.86 938.02 25,951.88
$221,130.00 $38,388.89 $259,518.89
Jamestown. New York - July 21, 1961
FLOOR SPACE REQUIRED for MODEL "105" All -Metal Hoist, AUTOMAT IC VOTING MACHINE
SCHEDULE OF SIZES, WEIGHTS, etc. - LOWERED FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORTING
RAISED AND READY FOR VOTING
Steel
Door
RAISED AND READY FOR VOTING
"length"
Handles Hoist Case
Curtain Rail
"Width" 30 Column - 39-1/2 inches
21 40 Column - 39-1/2 inches
Inches 50 Column - 39-1/2 inches
60 Column - 39-1/2 Inches
from
Steel FRONT of Curtain Rail to
Door BACK of Machine
Sizes
30's
40's -T'
50's
60's
Length
Width
Height
Approximate Area
Required
Weight of Machine
without Model or
supplies
52-1/2 In.
39-1/2 In.
79-1/2 In.
14.4 Sq.Ft.
590 Pounds
62-1/2 In.
39-1/2 In.
79-1/2 In.
17.1 Sq.Ft.
715 Pounds
72-1/2 In.
39-1/2 In.
79-1/2 In.
19.9 Sq.Ft.
810 Pounds
82-1/2 In.
39-1/2 In.
79-1/2 In.
2..2.6 Sq.Ft.
950 Pounds
LOWERED FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORTING
Sizes
30's
40's
50's
60's
Length
Width
Height
Approximate Area
Required
Weight of Machine
without Model or
supplies
52-1/2 In.
21 In.
50 In.
7.7 Sq.Ft.
590 Pounds
62-1/2 In.
21 In.
50 In.
9.1 Sq.Ft.
715 Pounds
72-1/2 In.
21 In.
50 In.
10.6 Sq.Ft.
810 Pounds
82-1/2 In.
21 In.
50 In.
12 Sq.Ft.
950 Pounds
For Model and supplies add 10 lbs. For wooden yoke and cardboard cover add 25 lbs.
For wooden shook add 65 (30), 75 (40), 85 (50), 95 (60) lbs.
NOTE: For the electrically operated machine add 15 lbs. to above weights.
For the printer machine add 15 lbs. to above weights.
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