FEC 2020 Democratic Candidate Disclosure Forms

Shafaq Patel (@shafaqpatel) filed this request with the Federal Election Commission of the United States of America.
Submitted July 9, 2019
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From: Shafaq Patel (@shafaqpatel)

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: FEC 2020 Democratic Candidate Disclosure Forms

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I would like to submit a formal request for all OGE Form 278/SF 278 and Form 278-Ts for the Democratic candidates for president for the 2020 cycle, as documented in the request forms to follow. In the case that a candidate has not yet declared his or her intent to run, has not yet filed the above forms or has filed for an extension, please send the forms to me as they become available.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shafaq Patel (@shafaqpatel)

From: Federal Election Commission

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request: FEC 2020 Democratic Candidate Disclosure Forms

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Hello,

The following FOIA response was sent to you on August 14, 2019-

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request to the Federal Election Commission FOIA
(2019-083)

Dear Mr. Patel,

This letter is in response to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) dated and received by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) FOIA Requester Service Center on July 9, 2019. Specifically, you requested:

[A]ll OGE Form 278/SF 278 and Form 278-Ts for the Democratic candidates for president for the 2020 cycle.

All OGE Form 278/SF 278s filed by candidates for president are already publicly available through the FEC's Public Records Office. You can contact that office by phone at (202) 694-1120, or by email at pubrec@fec.gov<mailto:pubrec@fec.gov>. The Commission does not have any documents responsive to your request for Form 278-T. Therefore, we are granting this FOIA request in part and referring you to Public Records to obtain those documents.

You may contact our Acting FOIA Public Liaison, Robert M. Kahn at (202) 694-1542 for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.

If you are not satisfied with the response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Chief FOIA Officer, Federal Election Commission, 1050 First St., N.E., Washington, DC 20463, or sending an e-mail to foia@fec.gov<mailto:foia@fec.gov>. Any such appeal should follow the guidelines set forth in the Commission's FOIA regulations at 11 C.F.R. ยง4.8. Thank you for contacting the FEC.

Sincerely,

R. Sabra Jafarzadeh
FOIA Requester Service Center

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