FANNIN 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 14 $47,530 AutoMARK 14 $69,300  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 41 $135,095 M100 Scanner 14 $69,930
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 14 $14,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$281,901 $211,876 $70,025
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 121 $695 Optical scan ballots 28,937 $5,208  
$695 $5,208 $-4,513
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 55 $7,700 AutoMARK Warranty 14 $4,340
VVPAT Roll 121 $695 M100 Warranty 14 $3,150
  Optical scan ballots 28,937 $5,208
$22,495 $24,798 $-2,303
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 55 $8,030 AutoMARK Warranty 14 $4,508
VVPAT Roll 121 $695 M100 Warranty 14 $3,276
  Optical scan ballots 28,937 $5,208
$22,825 $25,092 $-2,267
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 55 $8,360 AutoMARK Warranty 14 $4,690
VVPAT Roll 121 $695 M100 Warranty 14 $3,402
  Optical scan ballots 28,937 $5,208
$23,155 $25,400 $-2,245
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 55 $8,965 AutoMARK Battery 14 $1,470
DRE Warranty 55 $8,690 AutoMARK Warranty 14 $4,872
VVPAT Roll 121 $695 M100 Batteries 14 $518
  M100 Warranty 14 $3,542
  Optical scan ballots 28,937 $5,208
$32,450 $27,710 $4,740


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$63,437

or

$12,687 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
COLWELL COLW 651 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
FAIRPLAY FAIR 685 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
FLINTHILL FLIN 2,391 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
7 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$27,460 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $17,515
HEMPTOWN HEMP 747 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
HOTHOUSE HOTH 1,336 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
MINERAL BLUFF MINE 598 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
MOBILE MOBI 736 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
MORGANTON MORG 1,480 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
NOONTOOTLA NOON 578 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
SKENIAH SKEN 202 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
SUGAR CREEK SUGC 1,474 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
TOCCOA TOCC 2,275 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
7 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$27,460 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $17,515


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 502 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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