BUTTS 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 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 39 $128,505 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  
$244,546 $142,261 $102,285
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 102 $586 Optical scan ballots 23,415 $4,214  
$586 $4,214 $-3,628
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 46 $6,440 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 102 $586 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 23,415 $4,214
$21,126 $20,059 $1,067
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 46 $6,716 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 102 $586 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 23,415 $4,214
$21,402 $20,206 $1,196
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 46 $6,992 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 102 $586 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 23,415 $4,214
$21,678 $20,360 $1,318
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 46 $7,498 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 46 $7,268 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 102 $586 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 23,415 $4,214
$29,452 $21,515 $7,937


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$110,175

or

$22,035 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BUTTS CO COMM C BCCC 3,009 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
10 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$37,345 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $27,400
JENKINSBURG JENK 1,804 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$24,165 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $14,220
LIBRARY LIB 2,580 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
STARK STARK 1,854 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$24,165 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $14,220
WORTHVILLE WORTH 1,396 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
4 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$17,575 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $7,630


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 587 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$14,280 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $4,335


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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