ECHOLS 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 3 $10,185 AutoMARK 3 $14,850  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 6 $19,770 M100 Scanner 3 $14,985
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 3 $3,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$114,108 $98,358 $15,750
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 20 $115 Optical scan ballots 3,347 $602  
$115 $602 $-487
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 9 $1,260 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $930
VVPAT Roll 20 $115 M100 Warranty 3 $675
  Optical scan ballots 3,347 $602
$15,475 $14,307 $1,168
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 9 $1,314 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $966
VVPAT Roll 20 $115 M100 Warranty 3 $702
  Optical scan ballots 3,347 $602
$15,529 $14,370 $1,159
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 9 $1,368 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $1,005
VVPAT Roll 20 $115 M100 Warranty 3 $729
  Optical scan ballots 3,347 $602
$15,583 $14,436 $1,147
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 9 $1,467 AutoMARK Battery 3 $315
DRE Warranty 9 $1,422 AutoMARK Warranty 3 $1,044
VVPAT Roll 20 $115 M100 Batteries 3 $111
  M100 Warranty 3 $759
  Optical scan ballots 3,347 $602
$17,104 $14,931 $2,173


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$20,910

or

$4,182 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
STATENVILLE 1058 1,521 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 63 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
0 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$4,395 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-5,550


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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