EARLY 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 13 $44,135 AutoMARK 13 $64,350  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 15 $49,425 M100 Scanner 13 $64,935
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  
$187,713 $197,808 $-10,095
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 62 $356 Optical scan ballots 13,381 $2,408  
$356 $2,408 $-2,052
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 28 $3,920 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,030
VVPAT Roll 62 $356 M100 Warranty 13 $2,925
  Optical scan ballots 13,381 $2,408
$18,376 $21,463 $-3,087
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 28 $4,088 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,186
VVPAT Roll 62 $356 M100 Warranty 13 $3,042
  Optical scan ballots 13,381 $2,408
$18,544 $21,736 $-3,192
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 28 $4,256 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,355
VVPAT Roll 62 $356 M100 Warranty 13 $3,159
  Optical scan ballots 13,381 $2,408
$18,712 $22,022 $-3,310
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 28 $4,564 AutoMARK Battery 13 $1,365
DRE Warranty 28 $4,424 AutoMARK Warranty 13 $4,524
VVPAT Roll 62 $356 M100 Batteries 13 $481
  M100 Warranty 13 $3,289
  Optical scan ballots 13,381 $2,408
$23,444 $24,167 $-723


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-22,459

or

$-4,491 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
ARLINGTON A 362 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
BLAKELY B 2,697 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
CEDAR SPRINGS CS 252 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
COLOMOKEE CO 229 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
CUBA CUBA 532 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
DAMASCUS D 501 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
FREEMAN F 215 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
HILTON H 260 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
JAKIN JAKIN 434 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
LUCILE L 405 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
URQUHART U 195 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 235 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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