MARION 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 9 $30,555 AutoMARK 9 $44,550  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 12 $39,540 M100 Scanner 9 $44,955
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 9 $9,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$160,248 $158,028 $2,220
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 47 $270 Optical scan ballots 8,675 $1,561  
$270 $1,561 $-1,291
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 21 $2,940 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,790
VVPAT Roll 47 $270 M100 Warranty 9 $2,025
  Optical scan ballots 8,675 $1,561
$17,310 $18,476 $-1,166
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 21 $3,066 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,898
VVPAT Roll 47 $270 M100 Warranty 9 $2,106
  Optical scan ballots 8,675 $1,561
$17,436 $18,665 $-1,229
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 21 $3,192 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,015
VVPAT Roll 47 $270 M100 Warranty 9 $2,187
  Optical scan ballots 8,675 $1,561
$17,562 $18,863 $-1,301
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 21 $3,423 AutoMARK Battery 9 $945
DRE Warranty 21 $3,318 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,132
VVPAT Roll 47 $270 M100 Batteries 9 $333
  M100 Warranty 9 $2,277
  Optical scan ballots 8,675 $1,561
$21,111 $20,348 $763


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-2,004

or

$-400 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BRANTLEY 948 308 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
BUENA VISTA 807 1,479 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
DOYLE 539 203 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
DRANEVILLE 034 326 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
FORT PERRY 955 631 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
PINEKNOT 339 692 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
TAZEWELL 808 304 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 88 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
0 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$4,395 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-5,550


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
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


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