MCINTOSH 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 23 $75,785 M100 Scanner 8 $39,960
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  
$196,493 $153,033 $43,460
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 71 $408 Optical scan ballots 15,033 $2,705  
$408 $2,705 $-2,297
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 32 $4,480 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,790
VVPAT Roll 71 $408 M100 Warranty 8 $1,800
  Optical scan ballots 15,033 $2,705
$18,988 $19,395 $-407
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 32 $4,672 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,898
VVPAT Roll 71 $408 M100 Warranty 8 $1,872
  Optical scan ballots 15,033 $2,705
$19,180 $19,575 $-395
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 32 $4,864 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,015
VVPAT Roll 71 $408 M100 Warranty 8 $1,944
  Optical scan ballots 15,033 $2,705
$19,372 $19,764 $-392
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 32 $5,216 AutoMARK Battery 9 $945
DRE Warranty 32 $5,056 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,132
VVPAT Roll 71 $408 M100 Batteries 8 $296
  M100 Warranty 8 $2,024
  Optical scan ballots 15,033 $2,705
$24,780 $21,202 $3,578


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$43,547

or

$8,709 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CREDIT HILL 1514 0 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
-1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$1,100 1 AutoMARK
0 M100 Scanner(s) 		$4,950 $-3,850
CRESCENT 1515 1,507 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
DARIEN 1771 1,740 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
NORTH DARIEN 271 1,613 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
SAPELO ISLAND 1312 65 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
SOUTH NEWPORT 22 1,481 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
TOWNSEND 1480 427 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
1 329 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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