CLAY County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the CLAY County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $130,000
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 11 $37,345 AutoMARK 11 $54,450  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 22 $72,490 M100 Scanner 11 $54,945
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 11 $11,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$201,988 $177,918 $24,070
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 Optical scan ballots 14,158 $2,548  
$379 $2,548 $-2,169
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 33 $4,620 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,410
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Warranty 11 $2,475
  Optical scan ballots 14,158 $2,548
$19,099 $20,533 $-1,434
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 33 $4,818 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,542
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Warranty 11 $2,574
  Optical scan ballots 14,158 $2,548
$19,297 $20,764 $-1,467
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 33 $5,016 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,685
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Warranty 11 $2,673
  Optical scan ballots 14,158 $2,548
$19,495 $21,006 $-1,511
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 33 $5,379 AutoMARK Battery 11 $1,155
DRE Warranty 33 $5,214 AutoMARK Warranty 11 $3,828
VVPAT Roll 66 $379 M100 Batteries 11 $407
  M100 Warranty 11 $2,783
  Optical scan ballots 14,158 $2,548
$25,072 $22,821 $2,251


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$19,740

or

$3,948 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BRASSTOWN 671 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
HAYESVILLE CENTRAL 442 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
HAYESVILLE ONE 1,042 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
HAYESVILLE TWO 1,131 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
HIAWASSEE 1,080 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
SHOOTING CREEK 1,025 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
SWEETWATER 562 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
TUSQUITTEE 531 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
WARNE 595 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
1 328 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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