Tennessee certificates of restoration
| Submitted | May 3, 2024 |
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From: Robert Stewart, Ph.D.
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) List of all people who have submitted a “Certificate of Restoration of Voting Rights” from May 18, 1981 to the most recent date available. For each person, I request the following data:
a) full name;
b) date of birth;
c) address and city;
d) whether they were pardoned or had their rights of citizenship had been restored as required by law;
e) the conviction(s) for which they were disenfranchised, including statute and date of conviction; and,
f) date their voting rights were officially restored, if applicable.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Robert Stewart, Ph.D..
From: Tennessee Secretary of State
Good afternoon,
The Tennessee Public Records Act allows Tennessee citizens to request certain public records. Under this Act and the Department of State Public Records Policy (which is based on the Model Tennessee Records Policy), the Tennessee citizen must submit a copy of his or her Tennessee driver license or other acceptable ID to prove Tennessee citizenship.
Our office denies the request because we did not receive a copy of a Tennessee driver license from a Tennessee citizen. Additionally, it is unclear who has submitted this public records request. Given this basis for denial, our office has not addressed any other basis for denial or potential need for clarification.
Michael Harmon
General Counsel
Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
1st Floor, State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
Capitol Office: 615-741-2819
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello Michael,
Thank you for your continued support on this request. Please see the attached proof of residency for Kent Hoover [REDACTED].
Please note that while Kent's physical address is in Tennessee, the mailing address below should be used for any correspondence required to be sent via snail mail. It is much preferred to have this request fulfilled electronically, but I realize your agency may prefer to send physical mail whenever necessary. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me again.
MuckRock News DEPT MR#163128
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Boston, MA 02115
Sincerely,
MuckRock Staff
From: Tennessee Secretary of State
Dear MuckRock Staff,
We received a copy of Kent Hoover’s Tennessee driver license.
Our office denies the request for two reasons. First, having reviewed the correspondence concerning this request, it appears that this request is not coming from Mr. Hoover. I having previously communicated directly with Mr. Kent Hoover, and he may of course choose to make a public records request to our office consistent with the Tennessee Public Records Act and the Tennessee Department of State Public Records Policy.
Second, the request seeks for our office to aggregate data to create a new record. Our office does not have a record that provides all of the data requested, and the Tennessee Public Records Act does not require a governmental entity to compile data into a new record to respond to a public records request.
Michael Harmon
General Counsel
Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
1st Floor, State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
Capitol Office: 615-741-2819
This electronic mail may be subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §10-7-503 et seq. Any reply to this email may also be subject to this act.
Our Core Values: Exceptionalism – Collaboration – Integrity – Stewardship
The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and accountability in a customer-centered environment.
Website: https://sos.tn.gov/
Social Media Links:
www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState<http://www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState>
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