PA SOS

Eric Scharfenberger filed this request with the Pennsylvania Department of State of Pennsylvania.
Tracking #

2024-604

2024-612

Status
Completed

From: Eric Scharfenberger

Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (Chief Elections Officer)
Pennsylvania Department of State
302 North Office Building
401 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:

Dear Secretary of the Commonwealth,

I am writing to request specific information and records related to your compliance with Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act and its relevant provisions that require inactive voters who have not voted for two (2) federal election cycles to be removed from Pennsylvania’s voter rolls.

As such, I specifically request the following:

1. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of confirmation notices sent to Pennsylvania voters from November 7, 2018, through November 3, 2020;
2. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of responses to the aforesaid notices you or the State of Pennsylvania received confirming the recipient is an eligible voter;
3. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of voters who were sent confirmation notices between November 7, 2018, and November 3, 2020, who did not respond to the notice;
4. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of voters who were sent confirmation notices between November 7, 2018, and November 3, 2020, who did not respond to the notice but voted on November 3, 2020;
5. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of voters who were sent confirmation notices between November 7, 2018, and November 3, 2020, who did not respond to the notice and did not vote on November 3, 2020, but did vote on November 8, 2022;
6. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of voters who were sent confirmation notices between November 7, 2018, and November 3, 2020, who did not respond to the notice, did not vote on November 3, 2020, and did not vote on November 8, 2022;
7. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of voters who were sent confirmation notices between November 7, 2018, and November 3, 2020, who did not respond to the notice, did not vote on November 3, 2020, did not vote on November 8, 2022, and have been removed from Pennsylvania’s voter rolls at any time from November 9, 2022, through present;
8. Records and/or data that reflect the total number of voters who were sent confirmation notices between November 7, 2018, and November 3, 2020, who did not respond to the notice, did not vote on November 3, 2020, did not vote on November 8, 2022, and have not been removed from Pennsylvania’s voter rolls as of present.

I would appreciate it if this information could be provided in a digital format, if available. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely,

Eric
eric@citizenag.org

From: Pennsylvania Department of State

Hello,

The Department previously responded to Right-To-Know Request 2024-612 on November 12, 2024. Please see the Department's response attached to this email.

Thank you,

Janelle

[Pennsylvania Icon which has the letters PA surrounded by the state border.] Janelle S. Hawthorne, J.D. | Legal Analyst, Agency Open Records Officer
Office of Chief Counsel | Department of State
Governor's Office of General Counsel
306 North Office Building | 401 North Street | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone 717.317.5340 | Fax 717.214.9899
janhawthor@pa.gov | RA-RTK-DOS@pa.gov<mailto:RA-RTK-DOS@pa.gov> | www.dos.pa.gov

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From: Pennsylvania Department of State

Hello,

The Department previously responded to Right-To-Know Request 2024-604 on November 12, 2024. Please see the Department's response attached to this email.

Correction to a typo in my previous email. Your request was labeled Right-To-Know Request 2024-604, not 2024-612.

Thank you,

Janelle

[Pennsylvania Icon which has the letters PA surrounded by the state border.] Janelle S. Hawthorne, J.D. | Legal Analyst, Agency Open Records Officer
Office of Chief Counsel | Department of State
Governor's Office of General Counsel
306 North Office Building | 401 North Street | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone 717.317.5340 | Fax 717.214.9899
janhawthor@pa.gov | RA-RTK-DOS@pa.gov<mailto:RA-RTK-DOS@pa.gov> | www.dos.pa.gov

PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION

The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain
confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended recipient is
prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material
from any and all computers. Unintended transmissions shall not constitute waiver of the attorney-client or any
other privilege.