FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 10, 2026
Time Requested: 04:55 PM |
| Agency: |
Secretary of State |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 4050 |
Introduced |
SB905 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Elections |
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FUND(S):
Special Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund N/A
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
There are two ways to look at this - if the Secretary of State was to host this system - the annual cost would by $54,110.88. This fiscal note will address the costs if the SOS hosts the system.
There was a submission from a third-party vendor regarding the costs to host this system - and the quoted cost of the ballot imaging storage structure is $28,600. However, this estimate is subject to change and does not address data migration.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2027
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
175,000 |
175,000 |
-5,411,088 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
As it relates to the Secretary of State hosting this system- the breakdown is as follows:
Storage: Monthly Cost: $235.52 Annual Total: $2,826.24
Compute: Monthly Cost: $168.42 Annual Total: $2,021.04
Traffic: Monthly Cost: $426.30 Annual Total: $5,115.60
DDoS Protection: Monthly Cost: $2,944.00 Annual Total: $35,328.00
SIEM/Audit: Monthly Cost: $660.00 Annual Total: $7,920.00
Endpoint Security: Monthly Cost: $25.00 Annual Total: $300.00
WAF/CON: Monthly Cost: $50.00 Annual Total: $600.00
Total Annual Cost: $54,110.88
The variable cost breakdown per image (beyond the 10TB baseline):
Cost to store 1 image (5mb):$0.000115 / month
Cost to download 1 image (5mb):$0.000435 (includes egress and transactions)
Combined cost per 1,000 downloads: $0.55
A third-party vendor approached the Office with the following estimated costs to host:
One-time setup cost per election ballot-set:
Infrastructure setup: $2,000.00
Encryption and Https setup: $4,500.00
Tamper-proofing: $5,700.00
File upload: $1,000.00
Kay Vault setup for security keys: $1,500.00
Privileged access setup for S3 storage: $2,000.00
Create User Manual: $500.00
CMV Interface Setup to view ballot images by precinct/county: $7,000.00
Monthly recurring costs for storage and maintenance:
File storage and backup: $25.00
Maintenance and email support: $500.00
CMV Hosting: $100.00
The third-party vendor claims that the total cost for storage only: $24,200.00 one-time plus $200 a month for 22 months: $28,600.00. This comes to 2.8 cents per ballot.
The third-party vendor estimate does not account for costs from our office (which are hard to estimate at this stage) or data migration.
Memorandum
Please see above.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: David Cook
Email Address: dcook@wvsos.com