CALHOUN 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 6 $19,770 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  
$131,688 $138,138 $-6,450
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 Optical scan ballots 6,079 $1,094  
$166 $1,094 $-928
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 13 $1,820 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 6,079 $1,094
$16,086 $16,939 $-853
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 13 $1,898 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 6,079 $1,094
$16,164 $17,086 $-922
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 13 $1,976 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 6,079 $1,094
$16,242 $17,240 $-998
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 13 $2,119 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 13 $2,054 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 6,079 $1,094
$18,439 $18,395 $44


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-10,107

or

$-2,021 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
ARLINGTON 5 568 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
EDISON 3 580 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
EDISON-ARLINGTO 4 552 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
LEARY 1 567 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
MORGAN 2 496 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 48 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
0 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$4,395 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-5,550


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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