Specifications include, but are not limited to: SIZE: 8-1/2" x 11" (+ or – 1.5"), trimmed STOCK: Regular newsprint, 28# standard COVER: The 32# Hi-brite cover pages may be ran as 8 pages with 4 pages being printed inside the booklets. The Division shall determine where the 4 inside pages are placed. Vendor will use a minimum of 70 brightness. The covers will be designed by both the vendor and Division of Elections and will include a colored graphic for each cover plus an additional color for each book may be used as a single band on top and bottom. CMYK built color will be used for the covers. INK: Covers shall be printed with full color reproductions on front cover and a one-color band wrapping around to back cover. Each of the five English election pamphlets (five regional pamphlets) shall have a different color band. The seven translated pamphlets will have the same color scheme and graphic relating to the English regional covers. All interior pages, including pictures and text, shall be printed in black ink. PAGES: Vendor is responsible for pre-press work, including general design, typesetting, organization, original artwork, graphics, camera work, screens, lay-out and paste up. The state will provide candidate biographies in Microsoft Word for PC files. The state will provide other pages in Microsoft Word for PC files or in PDF format. Biographies and other pages can be sent via FTP as stuffed or zipped files and in one format if desired in Microsoft Word. Sample ballots and maps will be camera ready. The State will have final approval of format, design, content, continuity, and general appearance. Pamphlets printed head-to-head. Material includes half-tones. BINDING: Saddle stitch, 3 staple or vendor's recommended binding. COST BLOCK: Each election pamphlet must contain a cost block that indicates the location of the vendor (city, state) and the cost of printing per pamphlet as required by Alaska Statute 44.99.210. Wording for the cost block will be provided by the Division of Elections.