Recount policies/procedures/costs (Office of the Attorney General - Indiana)
| Submitted | Dec. 6, 2016 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, 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.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Crisler, Emily
Mr. Lipton,
In response to your public records request received by our office on December 6, 2016, attached is a copy of our acknowledgment and final response letter. As indicated in our attached letter, your request has been forwarded to the Office of the Indiana Secretary of State.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Emily Crisler
Deputy Attorney General, Advisory Division
Office of Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
302 West Washington Street - IGCS, 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-4668
Fax: (317) 232-7979
emily.crisler@atg.in.gov<mailto:emily.crisler@atg.in.gov>
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From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 6, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Crisler, Emily
As indicated in our email correspondence on December 7th, your request was forwarded to the Office of the Indiana Secretary of State. This agency would be the keeper of the requested information/records, and would be responsible for responding to your request.
Emily Crisler
Deputy Attorney General, Advisory Division
Office of Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
302 West Washington Street - IGCS, 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-4668
Fax: (317) 232-7979
emily.crisler@atg.in.gov<mailto:emily.crisler@atg.in.gov>
From: MuckRock
To Whom It May Concern:
The attached public records request is being forwarded to your office for processing. Confirmation of receipt and an estimated date of completion would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
From: Warycha, Valerie
Hello,
Your request has been received. I have given your request to our General Counsel Jerry Bonnet who handles Public Record Request. He is copied on this email.
Thanks,
Valerie Warycha
Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson
201 Statehouse
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-233-8655
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From: MuckRock
Hello Ms. Warycha,
Thanks so much for your note. I look forward to hearing from you again.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: Bonnet, Jerry (SOS)
Dear Mr. Lipton,
I am writing on behalf of the Indiana Secretary of State to acknowledge receipt of your request for examination and copying of public records.
I will try to assist you with your request for records concerning Indiana election recount procedures.
Generally recounts and the procedures for requesting a recount, (or otherwise contesting the initial outcome of an election), administering a recount and adjudicating and asertaining election outcome are provided for in the Indiana Code.
Recounts are provided for in Indiana Code, Chapter 3, Article 12, Chapters 10 – 12. Here are links to those statutes:
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2016/ic/titles/003/articles/012/chapters/010/
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2016/ic/titles/003/articles/012/chapters/011/
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2016/ic/titles/003/articles/012/chapters/012/
A summary of recount procedures for county, municipal, school board, local public question, political party committeeman or state political party convention delegate is contained in the “2016 Indiana Election Administrator’s Manual, pages 82 – 86) See the following link:
http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2016_Election_Administrators_Manual.Complete.FINAL.pdf
Other than the statutes themselves, I am not aware of any documents detailing rules, policies or procedures for conducting election recounts.
The Indiana Secretary of State is a member of the State Recount Commission. Activities of the recount commission and administration of federal and state office election recounts (and contests) are administered by the Indiana Election Division.
The executive office of the Secretary of State does not maintain or have access to records of the Indiana Election Division or Indiana Recount Commission.
For additional information about Indiana election recounts, I would suggest that you contact the Indiana Election Division:
Indiana Election Division
302 West Washington St.
Indiana Government Center South, Room E-204
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2743
Phone: (317) 232-3939 or (800) 622-4941
E-mail: elections@iec.in.gov<mailto:elections@iec.in.gov>
Hopefully you will find this information helpful.
Truly yours,
Jerold A. Bonnet, General Counsel
Office of the Indiana Secretary of State
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