CHATTAHOOCHEE 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 10 $32,950 M100 Scanner 3 $14,985
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  
$127,288 $98,358 $28,930
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 Optical scan ballots 5,998 $1,079  
$166 $1,079 $-913
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 13 $1,820 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $930
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Warranty 3 $675
  Optical scan ballots 5,998 $1,079
$16,086 $14,784 $1,302
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 13 $1,898 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $966
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Warranty 3 $702
  Optical scan ballots 5,998 $1,079
$16,164 $14,847 $1,317
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 13 $1,976 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $1,005
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Warranty 3 $729
  Optical scan ballots 5,998 $1,079
$16,242 $14,913 $1,329
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 13 $2,119 AutoMARK Battery 3 $315
DRE Warranty 13 $2,054 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $1,044
VVPAT Roll 29 $166 M100 Batteries 3 $111
  M100 Warranty 3 $759
  Optical scan ballots 5,998 $1,079
$18,439 $15,408 $3,031


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$34,996

or

$6,999 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
ACTIVITY CENTER 1 2,726 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
9 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$34,050 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $24,105


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 73 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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