BLADEN County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the BLADEN County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $236,472

Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 19 $64,505 AutoMARK 19 $94,050  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 67 $220,765 M100 Scanner 19 $94,905
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 19 $19,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$389,546 $261,601 $127,945
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 172 $989 Optical scan ballots 40,944 $7,369  
$989 $7,369 $-6,380
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 86 $12,040 AutoMARK Warranty 19 $5,890
VVPAT Roll 172 $989 M100 Warranty 19 $4,275
  Optical scan ballots 40,944 $7,369
$27,129 $29,634 $-2,505
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 86 $12,556 AutoMARK Warranty 19 $6,118
VVPAT Roll 172 $989 M100 Warranty 19 $4,446
  Optical scan ballots 40,944 $7,369
$27,645 $30,033 $-2,388
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 86 $13,072 AutoMARK Warranty 19 $6,365
VVPAT Roll 172 $989 M100 Warranty 19 $4,617
  Optical scan ballots 40,944 $7,369
$28,161 $30,451 $-2,290
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 86 $14,018 AutoMARK Battery 19 $1,995
DRE Warranty 86 $13,588 AutoMARK Warranty 19 $6,612
VVPAT Roll 172 $989 M100 Batteries 19 $703
  M100 Warranty 19 $4,807
  Optical scan ballots 40,944 $7,369
$42,695 $33,586 $9,109


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$123,491

or

$24,698 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
ABBOTTS 649 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
BETHEL 2,287 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
BLADENBORO #1 1,434 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
BLADENBORO #2 2,267 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
BROWN MARSH 1,150 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
CARVERS CREEK 1,218 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
CENTRAL 656 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
COLLY 1,369 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
CYPRESS CREEK 507 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
ELIZABETHTOWN #1 2,591 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
ELIZABETHTOWN #2 1,579 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
FRENCHES CREEK 555 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
HOLLOW 1,232 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
LAKE CREEK 497 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
TURNBULL 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
WHITE OAK 910 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
WHITES CREEK 1,127 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


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 457 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$14,280 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $4,335


5% Surplus Equipment

DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
4 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$17,575 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $7,630


Back to main page