NYVV has been gathering data about paper ballot printing
costs and conducting a survey of states using precinct based optical scan
systems.
For the paper
ballot printing costs, we contacted authorized ballot printers and optical
scan vendors to understand the precise technical specifications of optical scan
ballots. We also received a sample quote for Schenectady county from Dayton
Legal Blank, a large ballot printer in Ohio. The data in this report shows that
New York would pay no more than 29¢ per ballot, and based on prices obtained in
other states, could easily be as low as 10¢ or 12¢ per ballot for a large state
such as ours.
We are conducting a survey of states using precinct based
optical scan. While this survey is not yet complete, we have obtained very
revealing results about reliability, training costs, and usage of that dispels
some of the misinformation circulating about optical scan systems in New York.
These documents are part of the information packet we will
be handing out at the Board of Elections conference in Syracuse on Tuesday, May
3.
Thanks,
Bo Lipari