IHRA Law - Georgia
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| Submitted | May 11, 2022 |
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From: Russel Neiss
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of any email communications and their attachments sent to or received by Rep. John Carson from January 1, 2022 to the present that contain the case non-sensitive keywords: "IHRA", or "antisemitism", or "HB 1274"
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Russel Neiss
From: Georgia House of Representatives
Mr. Russel Neiss:
Your recent correspondence has been forwarded to the Office of Legislative Counsel for response.
The General Assembly and its members, staff, committees, and offices are not subject to Georgia laws pertaining to open records. Institute for Justice v. Reilly, 351 Ga. App. 317 (2019), cert. denied, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 146 (February 28, 2020); see Coggin v. Davey, 233 Ga. 407 (1975) (General Assembly is not an "agency" within the meaning of the open meeting laws); O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70(b) ("agency" under open records laws has the same meaning as under open meetings laws).
Publicly available information, such as videos and records, related to the Georgia General Assembly and its members, staff, committees, meetings, and other proceedings can be viewed at https://www.legis.ga.gov/.
Rick Ruskell
Legislative Counsel
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