GATES County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the GATES County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $82,000

Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 7 $23,765 AutoMARK 7 $34,650  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 23 $75,785 M100 Scanner 7 $34,965
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 7 $7,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$187,703 $138,138 $49,565
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 60 $345 Optical scan ballots 13,794 $2,482  
$345 $2,482 $-2,137
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 30 $4,200 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 60 $345 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 13,794 $2,482
$18,645 $18,327 $318
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 30 $4,380 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 60 $345 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 13,794 $2,482
$18,825 $18,474 $351
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 30 $4,560 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 60 $345 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 13,794 $2,482
$19,005 $18,628 $377
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 30 $4,890 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 30 $4,740 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 60 $345 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 13,794 $2,482
$24,075 $19,783 $4,292


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$52,766

or

$10,553 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
PRECINCT #1 1,238 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
PRECINCT #2 891 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
PRECINCT #3 1,521 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
PRECINCT #4 2,250 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
PRECINCT #5 997 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 99 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
0 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$4,395 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $-5,550


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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