Recount Policies

Aqila Putri filed this request with the Connecticut Secretary of State, Legislation and Elections Administration Division of Connecticut.
Submitted March 6, 2017
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From: Aqila Putri

Subject: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Recount Policies

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Connecticut Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all policies and procedures regarding the recount of federal, state, or local ballot initiatives, including all materials regarding the following specific points:

• All policies and procedures regarding the initiation of a request to recount votes regarding a particular candidate position or ballot initiative
• All policies and procedures regarding the technical, practical measures for execution of a recount
• All policies, procedures, and considerations regarding the cost and budget of an execution of a recount
• All policies and procedures regarding the tallying and reporting of a vote recount

Please provide relevant procedures for jurisdictions under this agency.

I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Aqila Putri

I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Aqila Putri

From: Connecticut Secretary of State, Legislation and Elections Administration Division

Subject: RE: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Recount Policies

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Dear Aqila Putri
This email is in response to your request for information concerning policies and procedures of this agency.

All of the information is available on our website www.sots.ct.gov<http://www.sots.ct.gov>

If you look under the election information section, you can pull up the recanvass manual.

As to the costs, these are all incurred at a local level. Please contact the town clerk of the town you are interested in for that information.

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