MACON 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 7 $23,765 AutoMARK 7 $34,650  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 24 $79,080 M100 Scanner 7 $34,965
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 7 $7,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$190,998 $138,138 $52,860
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 69 $396 Optical scan ballots 13,990 $2,518  
$396 $2,518 $-2,122
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 31 $4,340 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 69 $396 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 13,990 $2,518
$18,836 $18,363 $473
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 31 $4,526 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 69 $396 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 13,990 $2,518
$19,022 $18,510 $512
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 31 $4,712 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 69 $396 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 13,990 $2,518
$19,208 $18,664 $544
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 31 $5,053 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 31 $4,898 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 69 $396 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 13,990 $2,518
$24,447 $19,819 $4,628


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$56,895

or

$11,379 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
IDEAL 1 1,206 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
MARSHALLVILLE 3 1,258 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
MONTEZUMA #4 4 1,438 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
MONTEZUMA #5 5 1,227 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
OGLETHORPE 2 1,230 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


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 438 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
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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