BLECKLEY 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 3 $10,185 AutoMARK 3 $14,850  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 22 $72,490 M100 Scanner 4 $19,980
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 3 $3,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$166,828 $103,353 $63,475
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 55 $316 Optical scan ballots 12,976 $2,335  
$316 $2,335 $-2,019
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 25 $3,500 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $930
VVPAT Roll 55 $316 M100 Warranty 4 $900
  Optical scan ballots 12,976 $2,335
$17,916 $16,265 $1,651
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 25 $3,650 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $966
VVPAT Roll 55 $316 M100 Warranty 4 $936
  Optical scan ballots 12,976 $2,335
$18,066 $16,337 $1,729
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 25 $3,800 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $1,005
VVPAT Roll 55 $316 M100 Warranty 4 $972
  Optical scan ballots 12,976 $2,335
$18,216 $16,412 $1,804
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 25 $4,075 AutoMARK Battery 3 $315
DRE Warranty 25 $3,950 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $1,044
VVPAT Roll 55 $316 M100 Batteries 4 $148
  M100 Warranty 4 $1,012
  Optical scan ballots 12,976 $2,335
$22,441 $16,954 $5,487


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$72,127

or

$14,425 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
FAIRGROUND 1 5,898 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
19 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$67,000 1 AutoMARK
2 M100 Scanner(s) 		$14,940 $52,060


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 244 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)
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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