HERTFORD County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $205,536
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 17 $57,715 AutoMARK 17 $84,150  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 43 $141,685 M100 Scanner 17 $84,915
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 17 $17,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$301,676 $241,711 $59,965
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 120 $690 Optical scan ballots 27,072 $4,872  
$690 $4,872 $-4,182
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 60 $8,400 AutoMARK Warranty 17 $5,270
VVPAT Roll 120 $690 M100 Warranty 17 $3,825
  Optical scan ballots 27,072 $4,872
$23,190 $26,067 $-2,877
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 60 $8,760 AutoMARK Warranty 17 $5,474
VVPAT Roll 120 $690 M100 Warranty 17 $3,978
  Optical scan ballots 27,072 $4,872
$23,550 $26,424 $-2,874
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 60 $9,120 AutoMARK Warranty 17 $5,695
VVPAT Roll 120 $690 M100 Warranty 17 $4,131
  Optical scan ballots 27,072 $4,872
$23,910 $26,798 $-2,888
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 60 $9,780 AutoMARK Battery 17 $1,785
DRE Warranty 60 $9,480 AutoMARK Warranty 17 $5,916
VVPAT Roll 120 $690 M100 Batteries 17 $629
  M100 Warranty 17 $4,301
  Optical scan ballots 27,072 $4,872
$34,050 $29,603 $4,447


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$51,591

or

$10,318 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
AHOSKIE 1 1,887 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
AHOSKIE 2 1,580 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
AHOSKIE 3 1,402 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
BRYANTVILLE 452 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
COFIELD 605 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
COMO 426 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
HARRELLSVILLE 760 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
MILLENNIUM 471 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
MURFREESBORO 1 2,420 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
MURFREESBORO 2 1,170 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
ST JOHN 709 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
UNION 643 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
WINTON 1,011 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
3 131 3 Audio iVotronic(s)
0 Plain iVotronic(s)
3 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$13,185 3 AutoMARK(s)
3 M100 Scanner(s) 		$29,835 $-16,650


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
3 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$14,280 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $4,335


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