JEFFERSON 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 10 $33,950 AutoMARK 10 $49,500  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 29 $95,555 M100 Scanner 10 $49,950
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 10 $10,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$220,658 $167,973 $52,685
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 Optical scan ballots 20,183 $3,632  
$494 $3,632 $-3,138
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 39 $5,460 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,100
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Warranty 10 $2,250
  Optical scan ballots 20,183 $3,632
$20,054 $21,082 $-1,028
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 39 $5,694 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,220
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Warranty 10 $2,340
  Optical scan ballots 20,183 $3,632
$20,288 $21,292 $-1,004
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 39 $5,928 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,350
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Warranty 10 $2,430
  Optical scan ballots 20,183 $3,632
$20,522 $21,512 $-990
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 39 $6,357 AutoMARK Battery 10 $1,050
DRE Warranty 39 $6,162 AutoMARK Warranty 10 $3,480
VVPAT Roll 86 $494 M100 Batteries 10 $370
  M100 Warranty 10 $2,530
  Optical scan ballots 20,183 $3,632
$27,113 $23,162 $3,951


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$50,476

or

$10,095 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
AVERA 1593 285 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
BARTOW 0085 493 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
LOUISVILLE 0082 3,182 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
10 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$37,345 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $27,400
MATTHEWS 0077 505 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
STAPLETON 1460 452 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
STAPLETON CROSS 0076 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
WADLEY 0083 1,818 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$24,165 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $14,220
WRENS 0081 2,077 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$24,165 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $14,220


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 221 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)
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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