CHOWAN County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the CHOWAN County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $94,000
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 8 $27,160 AutoMARK 8 $39,600  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 29 $95,555 M100 Scanner 8 $39,960
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 8 $8,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$211,868 $148,083 $63,785
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 74 $425 Optical scan ballots 17,974 $3,235  
$425 $3,235 $-2,810
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 37 $5,180 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,480
VVPAT Roll 74 $425 M100 Warranty 8 $1,800
  Optical scan ballots 17,974 $3,235
$19,705 $19,615 $90
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 37 $5,402 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,576
VVPAT Roll 74 $425 M100 Warranty 8 $1,872
  Optical scan ballots 17,974 $3,235
$19,927 $19,783 $144
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 37 $5,624 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,680
VVPAT Roll 74 $425 M100 Warranty 8 $1,944
  Optical scan ballots 17,974 $3,235
$20,149 $19,959 $190
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 37 $6,031 AutoMARK Battery 8 $840
DRE Warranty 37 $5,846 AutoMARK Warranty 8 $2,784
VVPAT Roll 74 $425 M100 Batteries 8 $296
  M100 Warranty 8 $2,024
  Optical scan ballots 17,974 $3,235
$26,402 $21,279 $5,123


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$66,522

or

$13,304 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CENTER HILL 724 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
EAST EDENTON 1,859 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$24,165 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $14,220
ROCKY HOCK 1,447 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
WARDVILLE 887 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
WEST EDENTON 2,663 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
YEOPIM 1,407 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 202 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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