Texas Noncitizen Voting ORR 07.11.24 (Office of the Governor)
| Tracking # |
459-24 |
| Multi Request | Texas Noncitizen Voting ORR 07.11.24 |
| Submitted | July 11, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Victoria Cadostin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Documented requests all electronic records containing the following keywords and email domains:
Keywords and phrases:
“Non-citizen voting”
“Only Citizens vote”
“Illegals voting”
“Election Integrity Network”
“EIN”
“Jenny Beth Martin”
“Kerri Toloczko”
“Lindsey Zea”
“Melody Clarke”
“Cleta Mitchell”
“Kyle Brosnan”
“Rosemary Jenks”
“Immigration Accountability Project”
“America First Legal”
“America First Policy Institute”
“Ken Blackwell”
“Hogan Gidley”
“Ken Cuccinneli”
“Oversight Project”
“Heritage Foundation”
“Texas Public Policy Foundation”
“Texas Election Coalition”
“Advancing Integrity”
“Christine Welborn”
“J. Christian Adams”
“Eagle AI”
“Eagle Eye”
Email domains:
“@virginiainstitute.org”
“@unite4freedom.com”
“@electionintegrity.network”
“@teapartypatriots.org”
“@iaproject.org”
“@AFL.org”
“@americafirstpolicy.com”
“@TexasPolicy.com”
The scope of Part I of this request includes the following legislators and all staff that report directly to the legislators:
Christina Worrell Adkins, Director of Elections
Secretary of State Jane Nelson
Governor Greg Abbott
2. In Election Advisory No. 2024-19, dated June 4th, 2024 regarding “Citizenship Requirements for Texas Elections”, Director of Elections Christina Worrell Adkins references having “received a number of questions regarding the legal prohibitions on non-United States citizens registering to vote and voting in Texas elections.”
Documented requests all records pertaining to such “questions” or communications referenced in this Election Advisory..
For Part 1 and 2, the search for records should include sent and received emails and any other electronic records including, but not limited to, scheduling and calendar records, text messages, and messages on messaging platforms, such as Slack, GChat or Google Hangouts, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Skype, Twitter direct messages, Facebook Messenger, or Parler. The search for email records should also include any email accounts used to conduct official business, including personal email addresses such as a "gmail" or "yahoo" account.
Please include any attachments to those records and other materials enclosed with those records at the time they were transmitted. For instance, for an email that is responsive to our request, please include all prior messages sent or received in that email chain, as well as any attachments to the email.
The search for records may be limited to records created, sent or received between November 1st, 2023 through to the date of your final response.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Victoria Cadostin
From: Office of the Governor
Ms. Cadostin,
This email seeks to narrow or clarify your request to avoid the production of and potential charges for responsive information that you are not interested in receiving. Additionally, clarifying or narrowing the scope of your public information request can assist the OOG in providing responsive information to you more quickly and potentially avoid the need for a decision from the Office of the Attorney General.
Your request, in part, seeks records pertaining to a named official in the Secretary of State’s Office. We note the OOG does not ordinarily maintain documents held by other state agencies. You can submit a formal public information request directly to the Secretary of State using the information found here: https://www.sos.texas.gov/records.shtml#:~:text=All%20Other%20Public%20Information%20Requests&text=You%20may%20also%20contact%20the,%2D877%2D673%2D6839.
Your narrowing or clarification of this request does not preclude you from making future requests for additional information. After we receive your response, we can begin a search of our records for the information you are seeking. If the OOG does not receive a response from you by the 61st day after the date this email is sent, your request will be considered withdrawn. See Gov’t Code § 552.222(d), (g). The withdrawal of your request does not preclude you from requesting the same or other information in the future. You can reach us at publicrecords@gov.texas.gov<mailto:publicrecords@gov.texas.gov> with any questions.
Sincerely,
Kieran Hillis
Public Information Coordinator
Assistant General Counsel
Office of the Governor
From: Victoria Cadostin
Hello,
Thank you for your response. I'd like to narrow the request to electronic records from just Governor Greg Abbott and all staff that report directly to him. Please let me know if there is any other information I can provide.
My best,
Victoria
From: Office of the Governor
Ms. Cadostin,
This email seeks to further narrow or clarify your request to avoid the production of and potential charges for responsive information that you are not interested in receiving. Additionally, clarifying or narrowing the scope of your public information request can assist the OOG in providing responsive information to you more quickly and potentially avoid the need for a decision from the Office of the Attorney General. Please respond to the following request for additional clarification or narrowing.
* Your request as currently stated is likely to produce records that are voluminous and involve a number of unrelated subjects. Based upon the subject of your request, we understand you to seek records related to voting issues involving citizenship. Are you willing to narrow your request to include the specified key terms, but only in the context of voting issues involving citizenship?
Your narrowing or clarification of this request does not preclude you from making future requests for additional information. After we receive your response, we can begin a search of our records for the information you are seeking. If the OOG does not receive a response from you by the 61st day after the date this email is sent, your request will be considered withdrawn. See Gov’t Code § 552.222(d), (g). The withdrawal of your request does not preclude you from requesting the same or other information in the future. You can reach us at publicrecords@gov.texas.gov<mailto:publicrecords@gov.texas.gov> with any questions.
Best,
Kieran Hillis
Public Information Coordinator
Assistant General Counsel
Office of the Governor
From: Victoria Cadostin
Hi Kieran,
Thank you for your email. I agree to narrow my request to include the specified key terms, as they appear in the context of voting issues, including but not limited to, voting issues as they related to citizenship. Thank you for your time, I look forward to your response.
From: Office of the Governor
September 23, 2024
Ms. Victoria Cadostin
MuckRock News
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RE: OOG PIR # 459-24
Dear Ms. Cadostin:
This email is in response to your modified public information request to the Office of the Governor (“OOG”), received by the OOG on September 11, 2024. A copy of your request follows this email.
The OOG has reviewed its files and has no information responsive to your request.
If you have any questions, please contact me at publicrecords@gov.texas.gov<mailto:publicrecords@gov.texas.gov>.
Sincerely,
Kieran Hillis
Public Information Coordinator
Assistant General Counsel
Office of Governor Greg Abbott