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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR RECEIPT AND USE': 6F ' C (f r 03 VOTER EDUCATION FUNDS qTAHT1 This agreement, effective as of the . V)-th day of �9c-4at�� , 2004, is by and between the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Elections ("Department") the address of which is 500 South Bronough Street, Room 316 , Tallahassee, FL 32399 - 0250 and Indian River County Supervisor of Elections , Kay Clem ("Supervisor") , the address of which is 1750 25th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 , WHEREAS , Section 6 of Chapter 2004-268 , Laws of Florida, provides for the disbursement of funds to be used for voter education : WHEREAS , said section is intended to provide funding for additional voter education beyond the county supervisors of elections current programs . I. Governing Law From the funds appropriated from the Grants and Donations Trust Fund to the Department of State , Specific Appropriation 2871P of the 2004 -2005 General Appropriations Act, the Department shall distribute the sum of $ 2 , 900 , 000 in the state fiscal year 2004 - 2005 to the county supervisors of elections to fund comprehensive voter education programs . The Department shall distribute to each eligible county supervisor of elections an amount equal to the funding level per voter multiplied by the number of registered voters in the county for the 2004 Presidential Preference Primary, as certified by Department of State . The Department shall determine the funding level per voter in the state based on that information . II. Restrictions No county supervisor of elections shall receive funds pursuant to Section I until the Supervisor provides to the Department a detailed description of the voter education plans to be implemented . No county supervisor of elections shall receive funds pursuant to Section I until Board of County Commissioners certifies to the Department that the county will provide matching funds for voter education in an amount equal to 15 % of the amount to be received from the state . If Board of County Commissioners fails to appropriate the matching funds required by this paragraph, any funds provided to the Supervisor under this agreement shall be returned to the Department . All state funds received pursuant to Section I and all county matching funds shall be held in a separate account and shall be used solely for the voter education programs detailed in the Supervisor ' s plan. Any funds remaining in the account at the end of the Page 1 of 3