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Ranked Choice Voting 2 December 7, 2009 passed on to the cities as well. The draft cost-sharing MOU has been reviewed by the City Attorneys of the three cities and the Alameda County Counsel. The first election using RCV is estimated to cost $170,000, as the MOU would require the City to pay the full $42,000 system cost with the first use. By contrast, the cost of a traditional general and runoff election would be approximately $125,000. In subsequent elections, the cost of an RCV election would be less than the cost of holding a general and runoff election, and the RCV system cost would be recouped by the third election cycle. If RCV is used beginning with the 2010 election, an estimated $30,000 savings per election cycle would be realized by the 2016 election. Cost of 2010 Election Without RCV $75k June General Election SOk November Runoff Election $125k Total With RCV $42k City's share of Sequoia RCV system $lOk Mailed notification to voters re: change of election date $ l Ok Firmware upgrade $32k 2"d ballot card plus postage $6k Additional poll worker at each polling place $20k Voter education and outreach SOk ROV election administration costs $170k Total Cost of Future Elections Without RCV $75k June General Election November Runoff Election $125k Total With RCV $32k 2"d ballot card plus postage $lOk Ongoing voter education and outreach $SOk ROV election administration costs $92k Total Cost After 3 Elections Election Year Without RCV With RCV 2010 $125k $170k 2012 $125k $92k 2014 125k $92k $3'15k Total $354k Total