DADE County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the DADE County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 9 $30,555 AutoMARK 9 $44,550  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 30 $98,850 M100 Scanner 9 $44,955
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 9 $9,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$219,558 $158,028 $61,530
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 Optical scan ballots 19,259 $3,466  
$494 $3,466 $-2,972
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 39 $5,460 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,790
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Warranty 9 $2,025
  Optical scan ballots 19,259 $3,466
$20,054 $20,381 $-327
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 39 $5,694 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,898
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Warranty 9 $2,106
  Optical scan ballots 19,259 $3,466
$20,288 $20,570 $-282
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 39 $5,928 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,015
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Warranty 9 $2,187
  Optical scan ballots 19,259 $3,466
$20,522 $20,768 $-246
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 39 $6,357 AutoMARK Battery 9 $945
DRE Warranty 39 $6,162 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,132
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Batteries 9 $333
  M100 Warranty 9 $2,277
  Optical scan ballots 19,259 $3,466
$27,113 $22,253 $4,860


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$62,563

or

$12,512 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
DAVIS 1222 1,653 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
NEW HOME 1885 586 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 SALEM 1214 818 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
NORTH DADE 974 1,565 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
SOUTH DADE 1038 765 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
TRENTON 960 2,520 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
8 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$30,755 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $20,810
WEST BROW 1889 847 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
1 578 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$14,280 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $4,335


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
2 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$10,985 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $1,040


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