DARE County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $251,413

Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 20 $67,900 AutoMARK 20 $99,000  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 77 $253,715 M100 Scanner 20 $99,900
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 20 $20,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$426,891 $271,546 $155,345
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 194 $1,115 Optical scan ballots 46,826 $8,428  
$1,115 $8,428 $-7,313
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 97 $13,580 AutoMARK Warranty 20 $6,200
VVPAT Roll 194 $1,115 M100 Warranty 20 $4,500
  Optical scan ballots 46,826 $8,428
$28,795 $31,228 $-2,433
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 97 $14,162 AutoMARK Warranty 20 $6,440
VVPAT Roll 194 $1,115 M100 Warranty 20 $4,680
  Optical scan ballots 46,826 $8,428
$29,377 $31,648 $-2,271
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 97 $14,744 AutoMARK Warranty 20 $6,700
VVPAT Roll 194 $1,115 M100 Warranty 20 $4,860
  Optical scan ballots 46,826 $8,428
$29,959 $32,088 $-2,129
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 97 $15,811 AutoMARK Battery 20 $2,100
DRE Warranty 97 $15,326 AutoMARK Warranty 20 $6,960
VVPAT Roll 194 $1,115 M100 Batteries 20 $740
  M100 Warranty 20 $5,060
  Optical scan ballots 46,826 $8,428
$46,352 $35,388 $10,964


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$152,163

or

$30,432 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
AVON 644 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
BUXTON 953 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
CHICAMACOMICO 515 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
COLINGTON 2,619 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
DUCK 454 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
EAST LAKE 76 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
FRISCO 685 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
HATTERAS 475 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
KILL DEVIL HILLS 4,381 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
14 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$50,525 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $40,580
KITTY HAWK 2,502 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
MANNS HARBOR 478 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
MANTEO 3,782 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
12 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$43,935 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $33,990
NAGS HEAD 2,098 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
SOUTHERN SHORES 2,648 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
STUMPY POINT 132 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
WANCHESE 971 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
3 189 3 Audio iVotronic(s)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
3 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$23,070 3 AutoMARK(s)
3 M100 Scanner(s)
$29,835 $-6,765


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


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