AVERY County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $251,553

Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 22 $74,690 AutoMARK 22 $108,900  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 33 $108,735 M100 Scanner 22 $109,890
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 22 $22,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$290,701 $291,436 $-735
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 110 $632 Optical scan ballots 23,106 $4,159  
$632 $4,159 $-3,527
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 55 $7,700 AutoMARK Warranty 22 $6,820
VVPAT Roll 110 $632 M100 Warranty 22 $4,950
  Optical scan ballots 23,106 $4,159
$22,432 $28,029 $-5,597
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 55 $8,030 AutoMARK Warranty 22 $7,084
VVPAT Roll 110 $632 M100 Warranty 22 $5,148
  Optical scan ballots 23,106 $4,159
$22,762 $28,491 $-5,729
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 55 $8,360 AutoMARK Warranty 22 $7,370
VVPAT Roll 110 $632 M100 Warranty 22 $5,346
  Optical scan ballots 23,106 $4,159
$23,092 $28,975 $-5,883
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 55 $8,965 AutoMARK Battery 22 $2,310
DRE Warranty 55 $8,690 AutoMARK Warranty 22 $7,656
VVPAT Roll 110 $632 M100 Batteries 22 $814
  M100 Warranty 22 $5,566
  Optical scan ballots 23,106 $4,159
$32,387 $32,605 $-218


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-21,689

or

$-4,337 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
ALTAMONT 880 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
BANNER ELK 2,309 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
7 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$27,460 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $17,515
BEECH MOUNTAIN 471 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
CAREYS FLAT 105 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
CRANBERRY 371 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
ELK PARK 731 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
FRANK 314 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
HEATON 354 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
HUGHES 284 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
INGALLS 661 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
LINVILLE 494 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
MINNEAPOLIS 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
MONTEZUMA 438 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
NEWLAND # 1 841 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
NEWLAND # 2 800 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
PINEOLA 1,081 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
PLUMTREE 435 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
PYATTE 330 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
ROARING CREEK 346 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
1 181 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
2 Audio iVotronic(s)
2 Plain iVotronic(s)
2 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$15,380 2 AutoMARK(s)
2 M100 Scanner(s)
$19,890 $-4,510


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