LAURENS 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 23 $78,085 AutoMARK 23 $113,850  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 75 $247,125 M100 Scanner 23 $114,885
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 23 $23,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$433,486 $301,381 $132,105
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 216 $1,242 Optical scan ballots 51,564 $9,281  
$1,242 $9,281 $-8,039
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 98 $13,720 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $7,130
VVPAT Roll 216 $1,242 M100 Warranty 23 $5,175
  Optical scan ballots 51,564 $9,281
$29,062 $33,686 $-4,624
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 98 $14,308 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $7,406
VVPAT Roll 216 $1,242 M100 Warranty 23 $5,382
  Optical scan ballots 51,564 $9,281
$29,650 $34,169 $-4,519
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 98 $14,896 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $7,705
VVPAT Roll 216 $1,242 M100 Warranty 23 $5,589
  Optical scan ballots 51,564 $9,281
$30,238 $34,675 $-4,437
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 98 $15,974 AutoMARK Battery 23 $2,415
DRE Warranty 98 $15,484 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $8,004
VVPAT Roll 216 $1,242 M100 Batteries 23 $851
  M100 Warranty 23 $5,819
  Optical scan ballots 51,564 $9,281
$46,800 $38,470 $8,330


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$118,816

or

$23,763 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BAILEY 06 876 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
BETHSAIDA 05 2,622 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
8 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$30,755 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $20,810
BUCKEYE 07 809 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
BURCH 08 347 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
BURGAMY 09 681 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
CADWELL 10 552 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
CALHOUN PARK 04 4,296 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
CARTER 11 444 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
DUDLEY 12 794 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
HAMPTON MILL 13 1,284 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
HARVARD 14 304 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
JACKSON 15 818 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
LOWERY 16 364 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
OCONEE 17 400 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 FOREST 03 3,080 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
PINETUCKY 18 992 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
REEDY SPRINGS 19 546 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
ROCKLEDGE 20 268 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
SMITH 21 2,429 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
8 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$30,755 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $20,810
WEST LAURENS 22 1,532 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
1 393 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


5% Surplus Equipment

DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
2 Audio iVotronic(s)
4 Plain iVotronic(s)
2 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$21,970 2 AutoMARK(s)
2 M100 Scanner(s)
$19,890 $2,080


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