COOK County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the COOK County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 13 $44,135 AutoMARK 13 $64,350  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 17 $56,015 M100 Scanner 11 $54,945
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 13 $13,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$194,303 $187,818 $6,485
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 Optical scan ballots 14,780 $2,660  
$379 $2,660 $-2,281
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 30 $4,200 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,030
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Warranty 11 $2,475
  Optical scan ballots 14,780 $2,660
$18,679 $21,265 $-2,586
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 30 $4,380 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,186
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Warranty 11 $2,574
  Optical scan ballots 14,780 $2,660
$18,859 $21,520 $-2,661
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 30 $4,560 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,355
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Warranty 11 $2,673
  Optical scan ballots 14,780 $2,660
$19,039 $21,788 $-2,749
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 30 $4,890 AutoMARK Battery 13 $1,365
DRE Warranty 30 $4,740 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,524
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Batteries 11 $407
  M100 Warranty 11 $2,783
  Optical scan ballots 14,780 $2,660
$24,109 $23,839 $270


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-3,522

or

$-704 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CECIL C 1,153 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
DELLE BEAMGUARD AE 0 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
-1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$1,100 1 AutoMARK
0 M100 Scanner(s) 		$4,950 $-3,850
DELLE BEAMGUARD DB 1,498 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
ELM-PINE AW 0 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
-1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$1,100 1 AutoMARK
0 M100 Scanner(s) 		$4,950 $-3,850
ELM-PINE EP 512 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
LENOX L 873 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
MASSEE M 513 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
NEW LIFE BAPTIS NL 712 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
NEW LIFE BAPTIS PV 2 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
RIVERBEND RB 835 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
SPARKS S 620 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
1 282 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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