GORDON 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 78 $257,010 M100 Scanner 16 $79,920
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  
$408,211 $226,816 $181,395
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 205 $1,178 Optical scan ballots 48,917 $8,805  
$1,178 $8,805 $-7,627
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 93 $13,020 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $4,650
VVPAT Roll 205 $1,178 M100 Warranty 16 $3,600
  Optical scan ballots 48,917 $8,805
$28,298 $29,155 $-857
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 93 $13,578 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $4,830
VVPAT Roll 205 $1,178 M100 Warranty 16 $3,744
  Optical scan ballots 48,917 $8,805
$28,856 $29,479 $-623
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 93 $14,136 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $5,025
VVPAT Roll 205 $1,178 M100 Warranty 16 $3,888
  Optical scan ballots 48,917 $8,805
$29,414 $29,818 $-404
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 93 $15,159 AutoMARK Battery 15 $1,575
DRE Warranty 93 $14,694 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $5,220
VVPAT Roll 205 $1,178 M100 Batteries 16 $592
  M100 Warranty 16 $4,048
  Optical scan ballots 48,917 $8,805
$45,131 $32,340 $12,791


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$184,675

or

$36,935 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CALHOUN CITY 849-B 5,030 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
16 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$57,115 1 AutoMARK
2 M100 Scanner(s)
$14,940 $42,175
FAIRMOUNT 874 998 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
GORDON COUNTY 849-A 4,249 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
14 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$50,525 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $40,580
LILY POND 856 1,153 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
OAKMAN 1235 717 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
OOSTANAULA 1064 476 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
PINE CHAPEL 1063 737 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
PLAINVILLE 1055 1,351 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
RANGER 1057 497 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
RED BUD 973 1,596 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
RESACA 980 944 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
SONORAVILLE 1056 3,465 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
11 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$40,640 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $30,695
SUGAR VALLEY 1054 1,022 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


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 899 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$24,165 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $14,220


5% Surplus Equipment

DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
4 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$17,575 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $7,630


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