LEE County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

Download a letter to the LEE County BOE here.



Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $196,647

Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 15 $50,925 AutoMARK 15 $74,250  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 99 $326,205 M100 Scanner 15 $74,925
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 15 $15,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$477,406 $221,821 $255,585
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 228 $1,311 Optical scan ballots 57,294 $10,312  
$1,311 $10,312 $-9,001
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 114 $15,960 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $4,650
VVPAT Roll 228 $1,311 M100 Warranty 15 $3,375
  Optical scan ballots 57,294 $10,312
$31,371 $30,437 $934
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 114 $16,644 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $4,830
VVPAT Roll 228 $1,311 M100 Warranty 15 $3,510
  Optical scan ballots 57,294 $10,312
$32,055 $30,752 $1,303
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 114 $17,328 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $5,025
VVPAT Roll 228 $1,311 M100 Warranty 15 $3,645
  Optical scan ballots 57,294 $10,312
$32,739 $31,082 $1,657
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 114 $18,582 AutoMARK Battery 15 $1,575
DRE Warranty 114 $18,012 AutoMARK Warranty 15 $5,220
VVPAT Roll 228 $1,311 M100 Batteries 15 $555
  M100 Warranty 15 $3,795
  Optical scan ballots 57,294 $10,312
$52,005 $33,557 $18,448


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$268,926

or

$53,785 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CAPE FEAR 2,197 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
CUMNOCK 1,436 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
DEEP RIVER 1,462 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
EAST JONESBORO 3,009 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
10 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$37,345 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $27,400
EAST POCKET 1,926 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
EAST SANFORD 1,960 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
GREENWOOD 4,433 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
WEST JONESBORO 2,945 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
9 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$34,050 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $24,105
WEST POCKET 1,184 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
WEST SANFORD #1 2,447 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
WEST SANFORD #2 1,578 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
WEST SANFORD #3 2,003 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
WEST SANFORD #4 2,067 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


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 958 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
6 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$24,165 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $14,220


5% Surplus Equipment

DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
5 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$20,870 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s)
$9,945 $10,925


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