CAMDEN County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $58,000
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 5 $16,975 AutoMARK 5 $24,750  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 22 $72,490 M100 Scanner 5 $24,975
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 5 $5,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$175,618 $118,248 $57,370
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 54 $310 Optical scan ballots 12,122 $2,181  
$310 $2,181 $-1,871
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 27 $3,780 AutoMARK Warranty 5 $1,550
VVPAT Roll 54 $310 M100 Warranty 5 $1,125
  Optical scan ballots 12,122 $2,181
$18,190 $16,956 $1,234
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 27 $3,942 AutoMARK Warranty 5 $1,610
VVPAT Roll 54 $310 M100 Warranty 5 $1,170
  Optical scan ballots 12,122 $2,181
$18,352 $17,061 $1,291
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 27 $4,104 AutoMARK Warranty 5 $1,675
VVPAT Roll 54 $310 M100 Warranty 5 $1,215
  Optical scan ballots 12,122 $2,181
$18,514 $17,171 $1,343
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 27 $4,401 AutoMARK Battery 5 $525
DRE Warranty 27 $4,266 AutoMARK Warranty 5 $1,740
VVPAT Roll 54 $310 M100 Batteries 5 $185
  M100 Warranty 5 $1,265
  Optical scan ballots 12,122 $2,181
$23,077 $17,996 $5,081


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$64,448

or

$12,889 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
COURTHOUSE 2,364 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
SHILOH 1,556 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
SOUTH MILLS 2,141 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 178 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
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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