COFFEE County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the COFFEE County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 8 $27,160 AutoMARK 8 $39,600  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 64 $210,880 M100 Scanner 10 $49,950
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 8 $8,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$331,316 $162,196 $169,120
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 159 $914 Optical scan ballots 38,065 $6,851  
$914 $6,851 $-5,937
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 72 $10,080 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,480
VVPAT Roll 159 $914 M100 Warranty 10 $2,250
  Optical scan ballots 38,065 $6,851
$25,094 $23,681 $1,413
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 72 $10,512 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,576
VVPAT Roll 159 $914 M100 Warranty 10 $2,340
  Optical scan ballots 38,065 $6,851
$25,526 $23,867 $1,659
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 72 $10,944 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,680
VVPAT Roll 159 $914 M100 Warranty 10 $2,430
  Optical scan ballots 38,065 $6,851
$25,958 $24,061 $1,897
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 72 $11,736 AutoMARK Battery 8 $840
DRE Warranty 72 $11,376 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,784
VVPAT Roll 159 $914 M100 Batteries 10 $370
  M100 Warranty 10 $2,530
  Optical scan ballots 38,065 $6,851
$38,126 $25,475 $12,651


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$180,803

or

$36,160 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
AMBROSE 2 1,531 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
5 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$20,870 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $10,925
BRIDGETOWN 3 241 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
BROXTON 4 1,914 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
DOUGLAS 1 11,442 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
38 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$129,605 1 AutoMARK
3 M100 Scanner(s) 		$19,935 $109,670
NICHOLLS 5 1,450 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
WEST GREEN 6 724 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 873 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
5 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$20,870 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $10,925


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
4 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$17,575 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $7,630


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