BACON County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 7 $23,765 AutoMARK 7 $34,650  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 16 $52,720 M100 Scanner 7 $34,965
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 7 $7,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$164,638 $138,138 $26,500
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 51 $293 Optical scan ballots 10,831 $1,949  
$293 $1,949 $-1,656
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 23 $3,220 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 51 $293 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 10,831 $1,949
$17,613 $17,794 $-181
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 23 $3,358 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 51 $293 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 10,831 $1,949
$17,751 $17,941 $-190
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 23 $3,496 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 51 $293 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 10,831 $1,949
$17,889 $18,095 $-206
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 23 $3,749 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 23 $3,634 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 51 $293 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 10,831 $1,949
$21,776 $19,250 $2,526


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$26,793

or

$5,358 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
DOUGLAS DOUGL 2,827 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
9 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$34,050 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $24,105
NEW LACY NEW L 810 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
2 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$10,985 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $1,040
TAYLOR TAYLO 587 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$7,690 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-2,255
WARE WARE 397 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$7,690 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-2,255
WARNOCK WARNO 302 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$7,690 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-2,255


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 286 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$7,690 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-2,255


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$7,690 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-2,255


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