Voter ID Documentation (Secretary of State)
| Multi Request | Voter ID Documentation |
| Submitted | Feb. 21, 2019 |
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From: Mackenzie Farkus
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all documents, communications, memorandum, and reports concerning voter ID requirements in relation to people who identify as transgender.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Secretary of State
Good Afternoon,
For this open records request, our office conducted a diligent search of our records and identified a couple of emails that may be responsive to the request. With that, our office will need additional time to retrieve and review the possibly responsive emails and determine which of those emails are responsive to the request. Our office will also redact any confidential information from such responsive emails to the extent authorized by law, specifically O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a) and O.C.G.A. § 21-2-225.
Our office estimates that the processing of this open records request will take approximately 1.5 work hours to retrieve the records, review for exempt or confidential information, and redact exempt or confidential information from the responsive records. In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(c)(1), the estimated cost for processing this request is $37.00. The estimated cost and time does not include the first fifteen minutes, which are without charge and were used to conduct an initial search of our records. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(d), our office will defer search and retrieval of the records until our office receives written notification of the requestor's agreement to pay the estimated cost.
In light of earlier open records requests received and the ongoing processing of such requests, our office expects to produce the records to the requestor through a secured link within 15 business days of the requestor's acceptance of the estimated cost.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
From: Mackenzie Farkus
Hello,
Thank you so much for your quick response. Before I send in a payment, could you let me know approximately how many emails there are that relate to my request?
Thanks,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Secretary of State
Good Afternoon,
Our search has produced 245 emails potentially responsive to this request. After a brief review, the emails appear to be mostly news articles and press clips.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
From: Mackenzie Farkus
Hello,
Thank you so much for your search. Is there an approximate number/estimate of responsive emails that aren't news articles and press clips?
Thanks,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Secretary of State
We will not know a number without spending the work hours estimated. Please let me know if you are willing to accept the charges.
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
From: Mackenzie Farkus
Hello,
I am willing to accept the charges.
Thanks,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Mackenzie Farkus
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $37.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Secretary of State
Good Afternoon,
The responsive records can be accessed using the link and password below. This will serve as the final response to this request.
https://sendsecure.sos.ga.gov/index.php/s/m3g7gHIDv0tDCl1
PW: MuckRock2019@
Sincerely,
Open Records Officer
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