Recount policies/procedures/costs (Office of the Attorney General - Washington)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Office of the Attorney General - Washington of Washington.
Submitted Dec. 6, 2016
Est. Completion Jan. 12, 2017
Status
No Responsive Documents

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From: Beryl Lipton

Subject: Public Records Request: Recount policies/procedures/costs (Office of the Attorney General - Washington)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Jensen, LaDona (ATG)

Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Recount policies/procedures/costs (Office of the Attorney General - Washington) - PRR-2016-00550

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Mr. Lipton -

Thank you for your below public records request; it has been assigned the above file number and we ask that you please reference that number on any future correspondence regarding this request.

I estimate that it will take twenty (20) business days to determine the location, nature and amount of records that may be responsive to your request. If records are ready prior to that time, I will notify you. If this time assessment requires adjustment, I will also advise you of that.

After the location, nature and amount of records has been determined, I will provide you with further estimate of the time necessary to gather the records, if any, for inspection and/or copying.

Please contact me at the below email address or at Office of the Attorney General, Public Records & Constituent Services, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100, if you have any questions. Thank you.

LaDona Jensen
Director of Public Records
& Constituent Services
Office of the Attorney General
ladonaj@atg.wa.gov<mailto:ladonaj@atg.wa.gov>

From: Jensen, LaDona (ATG)

Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Recount policies/procedures/costs (Office of the Attorney General - Washington)

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Mr. Lipton –

Thank you for your email, our time estimates are in business days, with a response due to you on January 12, 2017. However, I am confirming with our division that represents the Secretary of State’s Office (SOS) whether they have records. I do not anticipate that they will have records as policies and procedures are maintained by the agency.

If you have not already, you may wish to visit the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.wa.gov<http://www.sos.wa.gov>. I did go to the site and search “vote recount” – here is a link to those findings: https://www.sos.wa.gov/office/search.aspx?q=vote%20recount

If you end up needing to request records from the SOS you will need to direct your request to them specifically as they are a separate state agency and maintain their own records. You can get information on requesting records from them at the following link: https://www.sos.wa.gov/office/public-records.aspx

I anticipate having a final confirmation on or before January 5, 2017. If I have that confirmation prior to that date, I will let you know. If this time assessment needs adjustment, I will notify you of that as well. Thank you.

LaDona Jensen
Director of Public Records
& Constituent Services
Office of the Attorney General
ladonaj@atg.wa.gov<mailto:ladonaj@atg.wa.gov>

From: Jensen, LaDona (ATG)

Subject: AGO PRR-2016-00550

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Mr. Lipton –

This email serves to conclude your request. I have confirmed that we were unable to locate any records responsive to your request

Please contact me at the below email address or at Office of the Attorney General, Public Records & Constituent Services, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100, if you have any questions. We will now consider this request closed. Thank you.

LaDona Jensen
Director of Public Records
& Constituent Services
Office of the Attorney General
ladonaj@atg.wa.gov<mailto:ladonaj@atg.wa.gov>

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