RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor of New Mexico)

David Sirota filed this request with the Office of the Governor of New Mexico of New Mexico.
Tracking #

18-012
Submitted Oct. 5, 2016
Status
Completed

From: David Sirota

Subject: Inspection of Public Records Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor of New Mexico)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following documents:

Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name "@rga.org" and any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term "Republican Governors Association" or "RGA." This includes - but is not limited to -- any and all email, invitations, schedules, agendas and/or calendar items. I hereby request such correspondence from 6/1/16 to the present. If you need any clarification on this request, please call me at International Business Times at (646) 867-7100. I am the senior editor for investigations at the publication.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Sirota

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Request: RGA - Republican Governors Association correspondence (June to October 2016) (Office of the Governor of New Mexico)

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This request was initially sent to Pamela.Cason@state.nm.us on October 5, 2016. Could you please confirm receipt at this point?

Thank you.
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following documents:

Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name "@rga.org" and any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term "Republican Governors Association" or "RGA." This includes - but is not limited to -- any and all email, invitations, schedules, agendas and/or calendar items. I hereby request such correspondence from 6/1/16 to the present. If you need any clarification on this request, please call me at International Business Times at (646) 867-7100. I am the senior editor for investigations at the publication.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Sirota

From: Office of the Governor of New Mexico

Subject: IPRA 18-012

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March 20, 2018
Sent via e-mail

Re: IPRA Request 18-012

Mr. Sirota,

The Office of the Governor received your IPRA request on Thursday, March 15, 2018, for:

"Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name '@rga.org' and any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term 'Republican Governors Association' or 'RGA.'...I hereby request such correspondence from 6/1/16 to the present."

We are reviewing your request and will respond no later than Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Sincerely,

Marcus Blais
Assistant General Counsel
Office of Governor Susana Martinez
State Capitol Building, Suite 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Office #: 505-476-2200
Fax #: 505-476-2207

From: Office of the Governor of New Mexico

Subject: IPRA 18-012

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March 29, 2018
Sent via e-mail

Re: IPRA Request 18-012

Mr. Sirota,

The Office of the Governor received your IPRA request on Thursday, March 15, 2018, for:

"Any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor from email addresses with the domain name '@rga.org' and any and all correspondence to or from employees of the Office of the Governor that reference the term 'Republican Governors Association' or 'RGA.'...I hereby request such correspondence from 6/1/16 to the present."

Please see attached records that are responsive to your request. Of these records, the Office of the Governor is redacting personal protected identifying information pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-1(B), and is withholding three (3) documents entirely for Attorney/Client privilege pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-1(A)(8) and Rule 11-503 NMRA. The decision to withhold documents was made by me.

Sincerely,

Marcus Blais
Assistant General Counsel
Office of Governor Susana Martinez
State Capitol Building, Suite 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Office #: 505-476-2200
Fax #: 505-476-2207