GILMER 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 15 $50,925 AutoMARK 15 $74,250  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 44 $144,980 M100 Scanner 15 $74,925
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 15 $15,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$296,181 $221,821 $74,360
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 130 $747 Optical scan ballots 30,004 $5,400  
$747 $5,400 $-4,653
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 59 $8,260 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $4,650
VVPAT Roll 130 $747 M100 Warranty 15 $3,375
  Optical scan ballots 30,004 $5,400
$23,107 $25,525 $-2,418
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 59 $8,614 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $4,830
VVPAT Roll 130 $747 M100 Warranty 15 $3,510
  Optical scan ballots 30,004 $5,400
$23,461 $25,840 $-2,379
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 59 $8,968 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $5,025
VVPAT Roll 130 $747 M100 Warranty 15 $3,645
  Optical scan ballots 30,004 $5,400
$23,815 $26,170 $-2,355
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 59 $9,617 AutoMARK Battery 15 $1,575
DRE Warranty 59 $9,322 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $5,220
VVPAT Roll 130 $747 M100 Batteries 15 $555
  M100 Warranty 15 $3,795
  Optical scan ballots 30,004 $5,400
$33,786 $28,645 $5,141


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$67,696

or

$13,539 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BIG CREEK 12 974 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
BOARDTOWN 07 851 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
CARTECAY 02 1,083 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
CHERRY LOG 06 662 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
EAST ELLIJAY 09 1,159 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
ELLIJAY NORTH 10 1,225 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
ELLIJAY NORTHEA 13 1,126 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
ELLIJAY SOUTH 01 1,676 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
LEACHES 05 1,456 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
MOUNTAINTOWN 08 786 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
TAILS CREEK 03 1,146 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
TOWN CREEK 04 681 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
YUKON 11 813 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
1 470 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)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$14,280 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $4,335


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