August 18, 2022 press conference (Executive Office of the Governor of Florida)

Sam Levine filed this request with the Executive Office of the Governor of Florida of Florida.

It is a clone of this request.

Multi Request August 18, 2022 press conference
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Completed

From: Sam Levine

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any correspondence, including emails, calendar invites, text messages regarding an August 18, 2022 press conference at the Broward county courthouse with the office of the governor, department of state, and attorney general's office. Please search for all records between August 11, 2022 and August 18, 2022

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Sam Levine

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good morning,

The Governor's Office of Open Government is in receipt of your request for records as stated in your email below. If there is a fee associated with your request, you will be provided with a fee estimate for your review. Thank you for contacting the Executive Office of the Governor.

Sincerely,
Office of Open Government

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good morning,

Governor Ron DeSantis's Office of Open Government received your request for records, a copy of which is below for your reference.

To begin processing your request, please provide email domains known or believed to be associated with this request. We also ask that you provide specific key terms relevant to the request in order for us to run an accurate E-discovery search.

Thanks in advance,
Office of Open Government

From: Sam Levine

Hello,

Please use the following email domains in your search:

@sheriff.org
@myfloridalegal.org
@fdle.state.fl.us
@dos.myflorida.com

Please include the following terms in your search:

"press conference," "broward county courthouse," "voter fraud," "election crimes" "arrested" "felon"

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good morning,

Thank you for updating us with the conditions of your search. Your request is being processed.

Sincerely,
Office of Open Government

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good afternoon,

The Office of Open Government does not provide time frames on when requests will be fulfilled. Your request is being processed with all others we receive.

Sincerely,
Office of Open Government

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good afternoon,

The Governor's Office of Open Government has initiated a search for records responsive to your request, a copy of which is below.

Our initial search has found nearly 11,000 items potentially responsive to your request. An item identifies an email, attachment, meeting invitation, etc., and each item could result in multiple pages. All responsive pages require review for exempt and/or confidential information.

The Executive Office of the Governor is committed to public transparency and compliance with Florida's Sunshine laws, and we will work to process your request as quickly as possible. As you may know, complex or laborious requests that may require significant staff review or materials costs are subject to service charges.

Please let us know if you would like to limit the scope of your request. Please note, if we do not hear from you within 30 days, our office will consider your request closed. Should that occur, you would be welcome to re-submit your request at any time.

Sincerely,

Open Government

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good afternoon Sam,

Please inform us if you would like to continue with your request or narrow the scope per the last email our office sent you.

Sincerely,
Office of Open Government

From: Sam Levine

Hi there,

Thanks for following up. Could we remove any news articles, press blasts, etc from the responsive records? We'd also like to remove the "sheriff.org" email domain.

Thank you,
Sam Levine

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Thank you for your update. We are processing your request and will notify you if any further information is needed.

Sincerely,
Office of Open Government

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good afternoon Sam,

After running a new search without the “sheriff.org” email domain, there are still over 10,500 items that could be responsive. Our office is unable to remove specific kinds of emails from search results such as news blasts, attachments, etc. To narrow your request, please limit potential custodians, your date range, and/or your key terms list.

Sincerely,
Office of Open Government

From: Executive Office of the Governor of Florida

Good afternoon,

A search of the Executive Office of the Governor's files has produced documents responsive to your request as stated below. You may find your records on the Governor's website at the link provided below under "9-20-2024 Levine, S. 01 Responsive Documents". Thank you for contacting the Executive Office of the Governor.

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Sincerely,
Office of Open Government