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Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a county that before the
effective date of this chapter purchased or awarded a contract for
the purchase of a new voting system or an upgrade or expansion
to an existing voting system that enhanced the items listed in
section 1(c)(1)(A) through 1(c)(1)(D) of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
county's purchase of or award of a contract for a new voting
system or an upgrade or expansion to an existing voting system is
eligible for reimbursement from the voting system improvement
fund under this chapter regardless of whether the purchase or the
award of the contract occurred before the effective date of this
chapter, if:
(1) the county makes an application under section 3 of this
chapter; and
(2) the county's application demonstrates that the new voting
system or upgrade or expansion purchased or contracted for
before the effective date of this chapter enhanced the items
listed in section 1(c)(1)(A) through 1(c)(1)(D) of this
chapter.".
(Reference is to ESB 268 as printed March 30, 2001.)
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MO026802/DI 73 2001