Discussions between Galvin and Healey

Andrew Quemere filed this request with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Massachusetts.
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From: Andrew Quemere

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

* Any correspondence between William F. Galvin/members of his staff and Maura Healey/members of her staff regarding the Public Records Law

* Any records related to meetings or other discussions between William F. Galvin/members of his staff and Maura Healey/members of her staff regarding the Public Records Law

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Andrew Quemere

From: Chung, Cassandra (SEC)

August 30, 2016

Dear Mr. Quemere,

We have received your public records request dated August 29, 2016:

“* Any correspondence between William F. Galvin/members of his staff and Maura Healey/members of her staff regarding the Public Records Law

* Any records related to meetings or other discussions between William F. Galvin/members of his staff and Maura Healey/members of her staff regarding the Public Records Law.”

In order for us to move forward with this request, can you please be more specific as to what kind of correspondence you are seeking and/or between which named parties? For example, we do on occasion communicate with the Attorney General’s office in regards to appeals where they are the Custodian, etc. Feel free to give me a call if you have further questions.
Thank you.

Cassandra Chung

Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108-1512
Tel (617) 727-2836
Fax (617) 727-5914

From: Andrew Quemere

Cassandra,

To clarify: Last year, Secretary Galvin testified before the state legislature that he and Attorney General Maura Healey "have had very constructive discussions relating to referrals [of public records appeals to the attorney general's office]"; please provide any records related to these discussions, as well as similar discussions that have occurred since Galvin gave this testimony.

Yours truly,
Andrew Quemere

From: Chung, Cassandra (SEC)

Hello Mr. Quemere,

This is in response to your request for records regarding “Discussions between Galvin and Healey.”

There are no records responsive to your request. Thank you.

Cassandra Chung

Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108-1512
Tel (617) 727-2836
Fax (617) 727-5914

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