JONES 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 19 $62,605 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  
$183,313 $158,028 $25,285
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 56 $322 Optical scan ballots 13,180 $2,372  
$322 $2,372 $-2,050
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 28 $3,920 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,790
VVPAT Roll 56 $322 M100 Warranty 9 $2,025
  Optical scan ballots 13,180 $2,372
$18,342 $19,287 $-945
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 28 $4,088 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $2,898
VVPAT Roll 56 $322 M100 Warranty 9 $2,106
  Optical scan ballots 13,180 $2,372
$18,510 $19,476 $-966
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 28 $4,256 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,015
VVPAT Roll 56 $322 M100 Warranty 9 $2,187
  Optical scan ballots 13,180 $2,372
$18,678 $19,674 $-996
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 28 $4,564 AutoMARK Battery 9 $945
DRE Warranty 28 $4,424 AutoMARK Warranty 9 $3,132
VVPAT Roll 56 $322 M100 Batteries 9 $333
  M100 Warranty 9 $2,277
  Optical scan ballots 13,180 $2,372
$23,410 $21,159 $2,251


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$22,579

or

$4,515 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
BEAVER CREEK 627 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
CHINQUAPIN 413 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
CYPRESS CREEK 575 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
POLLOCKSVILLE 1,761 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
TRENTON 1,413 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
TUCKAHOE 546 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
WHITE OAK 1,255 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


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 142 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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