HYDE County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $106,000
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 9 $30,555 AutoMARK 9 $44,550  
Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743 Central Support Hardware 1 $3,743
Plain iVotronic 8 $26,360 M100 Scanner 9 $44,955
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 9 $9,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$147,068 $158,028 $-10,960
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 34 $195 Optical scan ballots 7,026 $1,264  
$195 $1,264 $-1,069
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 17 $2,380 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,790
VVPAT Roll 34 $195 M100 Warranty 9 $2,025
  Optical scan ballots 7,026 $1,264
$16,675 $18,179 $-1,504
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 17 $2,482 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,898
VVPAT Roll 34 $195 M100 Warranty 9 $2,106
  Optical scan ballots 7,026 $1,264
$16,777 $18,368 $-1,591
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 17 $2,584 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,015
VVPAT Roll 34 $195 M100 Warranty 9 $2,187
  Optical scan ballots 7,026 $1,264
$16,879 $18,566 $-1,687
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 17 $2,771 AutoMARK Battery 9 $945
DRE Warranty 17 $2,686 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,132
VVPAT Roll 34 $195 M100 Batteries 9 $333
  M100 Warranty 9 $2,277
  Optical scan ballots 7,026 $1,264
$19,752 $20,051 $-299


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-17,110

or

$-3,422 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BURGESS MILL 270 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
ENGELHARD 590 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
FAIRFIELD 369 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
LAKE LANDING 571 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
OCRACOKE 743 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
SLADESVILLE 390 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
SWAN QUARTER 580 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 22 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)
1 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$7,690 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $-2,255


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