Minutes. Board of Election Commissioners

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting and Minutes of the previous Public Meeting of Board of Election Commissioners.

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 fees cannot be waived, 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 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Don Warner Saklad

The Honorable William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Dear Secretary Galvin,

Please appeal for lack of response within 10 days a request for Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting and Minutes of the previous Public Meeting of the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Boston...

Supervisor of Public Records
Office of the State Secretary
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, Massachusetts 02108

October 17, 2014

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a formal appeal under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10.

On September 11, 2014, I submitted a request for the minutes of the most recent Public Meeting and Minutes of the previous Public Meeting of Board of Election Commissioners. As of today, October 17, 2014, I have not yet received acknowledgment or any other response to my request. Pursuant to 950 CMR 32.05(2), the Custodian of Records "shall comply with a request as soon as practicable and within ten days." It has now been 36 days since this request was first submitted.

Your immediate attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Don Warner Saklad

To: Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records
pre@sec.state.ma.us

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Sent-From Don Warner Saklad on Sept. 11, 2014:
Sent-To Boston Elections Commissioners:

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

Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting and Minutes of the previous Public Meeting of Board of Election Commissioners.

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 fees cannot be waived, 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 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Don Warner Saklad

To Whom It May Concern:

Neither the following request nor its associated appeal have been acknowledged by your office. Please confirm receipt.

Thank you very much for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

Neither the following request nor its associated appeal have been acknowledged by your office. Please confirm receipt.

Thank you very much for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 11, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

By email please send the most recent Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting of the City of Boston Board of Election Commissioners and the time, date, location of the next Public Meeting.

Board of Elections Commissioners
City of Boston
Massachusetts

Please send the Minutes from the Thursday, November 20, 2014 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners.

Please send the Minutes whether approved or not from the Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners.

Minutes whether approved or not are available according the the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Records Division and Attorney General of Massachusetts Division of Open Government
http://www.mass.gov/ago/government-resources/open-meeting-law/attorney-generals-open-meeting-law-guide.html

Board of Elections Commissioners
City of Boston
Massachusetts

Please send the Minutes from the Thursday, November 20, 2014 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners...

Email December Minutes
By email please send the Minutes whether approved or not from the Wed 17 Dec 2014 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners...

November Minutes didn't record the Vote on the Matter of Certification of Signatures!

Public Records Division
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Board of Elections Commissioners

Please arrange for release of the most recent Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners. Minutes from the Public Meeting 12/17/2014 of the Board of Elections Commissioners need to be released more readily. Response from the Board of Elections Commissioners when requesting public information need improvement.

Public Records Division
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Board of Elections Commissioners of Boston

Please arrange for release of the most recent Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners. Minutes from the Public Meeting 12/17/2014 of the Board of Elections Commissioners need to be released more readily. Response from the Board of Elections Commissioners when requesting public information need improvement.

Did clicking on "Appeal" get the Appeal sent to the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts?...

Boston Board of Elections
Massachusetts

Please send the Minutes whether approved or unapproved of the Jan 15 Public Meeting of the Boston Board of Elections Commissioners...

Please send the Minutes whether approved or not from the January 15, 2015 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners.

Minutes whether approved or not are available according the the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Records Division and Attorney General of Massachusetts Division of Open Government
at
http://www.mass.gov/ago/government-resources/open-meeting-law/attorney-generals-open-meeting-law-guide.html

Please send the Minutes whether approved or not from the January 21, 2015 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners.

Minutes whether approved or not are to be available according the the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Records Division and Attorney General of Massachusetts Division of Open Government
at
http://www.mass.gov/ago/government-resources/open-meeting-law/attorney-generals-open-meeting-law-guide.html

Public Records Division
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Dear Public Records Division,

Please Appeal lack of access to Minutes at Boston Board of Elections

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Date: 01/30/2015

Please send the Minutes whether approved or not from the January 21, 2015 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners.

Boston Board of Elections
Massachusetts

Public Records Division
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Dear Public Records Division,

Please Appeal lack of access to Minutes at Boston Board of Elections

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Date: 01/30/2015

Please send the Minutes whether approved or not from the January 21, 2015 Public Meeting of the Board of Elections Commissioners.

Thank you!

Whether or not approved please send the Minutes of the most recent Public Meeting of the City of Boston Board of Elections Commissioners...

Please send the Dates of the Boston Board of Elections January - March Public Meetings...

Thank you!