CHARLTON 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 11 $37,345 AutoMARK 11 $54,450  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 13 $42,835 M100 Scanner 11 $54,945
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 11 $11,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$172,333 $177,918 $-5,585
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 53 $304 Optical scan ballots 10,061 $1,810  
$304 $1,810 $-1,506
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 24 $3,360 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,410
VVPAT Roll 53 $304 M100 Warranty 11 $2,475
  Optical scan ballots 10,061 $1,810
$17,764 $19,795 $-2,031
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 24 $3,504 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,542
VVPAT Roll 53 $304 M100 Warranty 11 $2,574
  Optical scan ballots 10,061 $1,810
$17,908 $20,026 $-2,118
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 24 $3,648 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,685
VVPAT Roll 53 $304 M100 Warranty 11 $2,673
  Optical scan ballots 10,061 $1,810
$18,052 $20,268 $-2,216
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 24 $3,912 AutoMARK Battery 11 $1,155
DRE Warranty 24 $3,792 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,828
VVPAT Roll 53 $304 M100 Batteries 11 $407
  M100 Warranty 11 $2,783
  Optical scan ballots 10,061 $1,810
$22,108 $22,083 $25


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-13,431

or

$-2,686 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BEND FIRE STATI 3B 356 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
FOLKSTON 2 733 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
FOLKSTON FIRE S 5F 908 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$14,280 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $4,335
FOLKSTON LIBRAR 1 661 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
HOMELAND 4 852 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
RACEPOND 5R 81 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
ST. GEORGE 3S 449 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
TRADERS HILL 3T 330 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
WINOKUR 5W 203 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 96 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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