CANDLER County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the CANDLER County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 4 $13,580 AutoMARK 4 $19,800  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 15 $49,425 M100 Scanner 4 $19,980
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 4 $4,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$148,158 $108,303 $39,855
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 42 $241 Optical scan ballots 9,634 $1,734  
$241 $1,734 $-1,493
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 19 $2,660 AutoMARK Warranty 4 $1,240
VVPAT Roll 42 $241 M100 Warranty 4 $900
  Optical scan ballots 9,634 $1,734
$17,001 $15,974 $1,027
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 19 $2,774 AutoMARK Warranty 4 $1,288
VVPAT Roll 42 $241 M100 Warranty 4 $936
  Optical scan ballots 9,634 $1,734
$17,115 $16,058 $1,057
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 19 $2,888 AutoMARK Warranty 4 $1,340
VVPAT Roll 42 $241 M100 Warranty 4 $972
  Optical scan ballots 9,634 $1,734
$17,229 $16,146 $1,083
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 19 $3,097 AutoMARK Battery 4 $420
DRE Warranty 19 $3,002 AutoMARK Warranty 4 $1,392
VVPAT Roll 42 $241 M100 Batteries 4 $148
  M100 Warranty 4 $1,012
  Optical scan ballots 9,634 $1,734
$20,440 $16,806 $3,634


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$45,163

or

$9,032 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CANDLER - 1736 1736 1,989 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
METTER - 1685 1685 2,390 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
7 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$27,460 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $17,515


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 151 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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