DAWSON 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 10 $33,950 AutoMARK 10 $49,500  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 41 $135,095 M100 Scanner 10 $49,950
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 10 $10,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$264,321 $172,096 $92,225
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 113 $649 Optical scan ballots 24,491 $4,408  
$649 $4,408 $-3,759
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 51 $7,140 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,100
VVPAT Roll 113 $649 M100 Warranty 10 $2,250
  Optical scan ballots 24,491 $4,408
$21,889 $21,858 $31
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 51 $7,446 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,220
VVPAT Roll 113 $649 M100 Warranty 10 $2,340
  Optical scan ballots 24,491 $4,408
$22,195 $22,068 $127
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 51 $7,752 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,350
VVPAT Roll 113 $649 M100 Warranty 10 $2,430
  Optical scan ballots 24,491 $4,408
$22,501 $22,288 $213
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 51 $8,313 AutoMARK Battery 10 $1,050
DRE Warranty 51 $8,058 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,480
VVPAT Roll 113 $649 M100 Batteries 10 $370
  M100 Warranty 10 $2,530
  Optical scan ballots 24,491 $4,408
$31,120 $23,938 $7,182


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$96,019

or

$19,203 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
AMICALOLA 01 2,043 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
BLACKS 02 1,583 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
DAWSONVILLE 03 1,213 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
ETOWAH 07 979 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
KILOUGH 04 1,993 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
PURDYS 05 827 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
SANFORD 06 1,213 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
SAVANNAH 08 1,281 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 791 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)
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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