BEN HILL 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 29 $95,555 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  
$207,473 $138,138 $69,335
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 80 $460 Optical scan ballots 16,740 $3,013  
$460 $3,013 $-2,553
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 36 $5,040 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 80 $460 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 16,740 $3,013
$19,600 $18,858 $742
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 36 $5,256 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 80 $460 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 16,740 $3,013
$19,816 $19,005 $811
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 36 $5,472 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 80 $460 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 16,740 $3,013
$20,032 $19,159 $873
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 36 $5,868 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 36 $5,688 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 80 $460 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 16,740 $3,013
$26,116 $20,314 $5,802


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$75,010

or

$15,002 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
EAST 1 2,432 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
8 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$30,755 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $20,810
SPECIAL EAST 4 691 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
SPECIAL WEST 5 1,710 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
5 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$20,870 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $10,925
WEST 2 2,626 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
8 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$30,755 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $20,810
WILLIAMSON MILL 3 150 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
0 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$4,395 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-5,550


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 618 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
4 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$17,575 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $7,630


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
2 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$10,985 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $1,040


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