SWAIN County Cost Comparison

Cost assumptions are described here.

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Five-Year Cost Projection

County HAVA Grant: $83,182
Time DRE Optical Scan Cost Difference
Item Quantity Total Cost Item Quantity Total Cost
Purchase
Audio iVotronic 7 $23,765 AutoMARK 7 $34,650  
Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866 Central Support Hardware 1 $7,866
Plain iVotronic 38 $125,210 M100 Scanner 7 $34,965
Software Suite (for DREs) 1 $74,780 Software Suite (no DREs) 1 $64,780
iVotronic Print Pack 7 $7,000  
iVotronic Supervisor Terminal 1 $2,630  
$241,251 $142,261 $98,990
Year 1
VVPAT Roll 90 $517 Optical scan ballots 22,364 $4,025  
$517 $4,025 $-3,508
Year 2
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 45 $6,300 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,170
VVPAT Roll 90 $517 M100 Warranty 7 $1,575
  Optical scan ballots 22,364 $4,025
$20,917 $19,870 $1,047
Year 3
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 45 $6,570 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,254
VVPAT Roll 90 $517 M100 Warranty 7 $1,638
  Optical scan ballots 22,364 $4,025
$21,187 $20,017 $1,170
Year 4
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Warranty 45 $6,840 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,345
VVPAT Roll 90 $517 M100 Warranty 7 $1,701
  Optical scan ballots 22,364 $4,025
$21,457 $20,171 $1,286
Year 5
Annual Software Licensing (DREs) 1 $14,100 Annual Software Licensing (no DREs) 1 $12,100  
DRE Battery 45 $7,335 AutoMARK Battery 7 $735
DRE Warranty 45 $7,110 AutoMARK Warranty 7 $2,436
VVPAT Roll 90 $517 M100 Batteries 7 $259
  M100 Warranty 7 $1,771
  Optical scan ballots 22,364 $4,025
$29,062 $21,326 $7,736


Total Cost Savings Over 5 Years
Based on Known Minimum Expenditures

$106,721

or

$21,344 per year



Precinct-by-Precinct Breakdown
Precinct Registered Voters DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
ALARKA 831 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
ALMOND 1,467 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
BC1 2,475 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
BC2 2,798 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
WHCH 3,611 1 Audio iVotronic(s)
12 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$43,935 1 AutoMARK
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $33,990


Early Voting Statistics
Number of Sites Peak Voters Per Site DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 234 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


5% Surplus Equipment
DRE Optical Scan Cost Savings
of Optical Scan
Machines Cost Machines Cost
1 Audio iVotronic(s)
2 Plain iVotronic(s)
1 iVotronic Print Pack(s) 		$10,985 1 AutoMARK(s)
1 M100 Scanner(s) 		$9,945 $1,040


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