NORTHAMPTON County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $265,444

Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 23 $78,085 AutoMARK 23 $113,850  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 39 $128,505 M100 Scanner 23 $114,885
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 23 $23,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$314,866 $301,381 $13,485
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 124 $713 Optical scan ballots 26,888 $4,839  
$713 $4,839 $-4,126
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 62 $8,680 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $7,130
VVPAT Roll 124 $713 M100 Warranty 23 $5,175
  Optical scan ballots 26,888 $4,839
$23,493 $29,244 $-5,751
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 62 $9,052 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $7,406
VVPAT Roll 124 $713 M100 Warranty 23 $5,382
  Optical scan ballots 26,888 $4,839
$23,865 $29,727 $-5,862
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 62 $9,424 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $7,705
VVPAT Roll 124 $713 M100 Warranty 23 $5,589
  Optical scan ballots 26,888 $4,839
$24,237 $30,233 $-5,996
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 62 $10,106 AutoMARK Battery 23 $2,415
DRE Warranty 62 $9,796 AutoMARK Warranty 23 $8,004
VVPAT Roll 124 $713 M100 Batteries 23 $851
  M100 Warranty 23 $5,819
  Optical scan ballots 26,888 $4,839
$34,715 $34,028 $687


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$-7,563

or

$-1,512 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown

Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
CONWAY 799 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
CREEKSVILLE 562 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
GALATIA 636 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
GARYSBURG 1,546 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
GASTON 2,326 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
JACKSON 701 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
LAKE GASTON 1,204 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
LASKER 218 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
MILWAUKEE 336 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
NEWTOWN 492 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
PENDLETON 252 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
PLEASANT HILL 303 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
POTECASI 305 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
REHOBETH 246 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
RICH SQUARE 1,403 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
SEABOARD 1,014 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
SEVERN 339 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
WOODLAND 762 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


Early Voting Statistics

Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
3 119 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
2 Audio iVotronic(s)
2 Plain iVotronic(s)
2 iVotronic Print Pack(s)
$15,380 2 AutoMARK(s)
2 M100 Scanner(s)
$19,890 $-4,510


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