Lee Atwater (Federal Election Commission)
| Tracking # |
2024-145 FOIA Request 2025-145 |
| Multi Request | Lee Atwater |
| Submitted | Dec. 3, 2024 |
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Communications
From: Trevor Davis
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records pertaining to Lee Atwater (Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater).
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Trevor Davis
From: Federal Election Commission
Dear Mr. Davis,
This email acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated December 4, 2024.
Specifically, you requested the following:
“All records pertaining to Lee Atwater (Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater).”
We received your request on December 4, 2024.
We will soon be initiating our search for records responsive to your request. If we determine that you have requested a voluminous amount of records that require extensive searching and examination, we will contact you to discuss your willingness to modify your request.
Any questions regarding the status of this request should be directed to our office at foia@fec.gov or 202-694-1650. Please cite the following unique tracking number in all future correspondence regarding this matter: FOIA Request 2025-145.
Thank you for contacting the Federal Election Commission.
Sincerely,
Christopher Mealy
FEC FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Federal Election Commission
Hello!
I am writing you to clarify: have you first searched our website for publicly available free information related to this party? If so, and you do not have the information you are seeking, can you clarify what type of documents or information you are seeking?
Thanks!
FOIA Requester Service
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~WRD0000
From: Federal Election Commission
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Re: Your Freedom of Information Act Request to the Federal Election Commission FOIA [2024-145]
Dear Mr. Davis,
This email concerns the request you filed for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) dated and received by the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) FOIA Requester Service Center on December 4, 2024. Specifically, you requested:
'Lee Atwater (Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater)."
All publicly available records are proactively available on our website for free at www.fec.gov<http://www.fec.gov>
If your request is satisfied you do not need to reply.
The FOIA requires that requests "reasonably describe" the records sought such that an agency employee familiar with the subject area of the request can locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(3)(A). We have determined that your request does not adequately describe the records sought, and are therefore unable to process it at this time.
Therefore, I am writing you to clarify your request to reasonably describe the records you seek. There are several ways in which you may clarify this information. For instance, by providing a date range for your request (e.g., "August 2017-the date of my request," or "January through June of 2016"). Additionally, you should add 'terms; to search. "fraud", "Wednesday", "Convention" etc.
If we do not receive your written response clarifying what records you are seeking within 20 working days from the date of this letter, we will assume that you are no longer interested in pursuing your request and will administratively close this request. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.5(d).
Please reference the above FOIA request number in your response and any other communications with our office. Should you need further assistance regarding this request, please contact the FOIA Requester Service Center at FOIA@fec.gov<mailto:FOIA@fec.gov> or (202) 694-1650.
Sincerely,
FOIA Requester Service
From: Federal Election Commission
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Re: Your Freedom of Information Act Request to the Federal Election Commission FOIA [2024-145]
Dear Mr. Davis,
This email concerns the request you filed for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) dated and received by the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) FOIA Requester Service Center on December 4, 2024. Specifically, you requested:
'Lee Atwater (Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater)."
All publicly available records are proactively available on our website for free at www.fec.gov<http://www.fec.gov>
Your request has been closed.
FOIA Requester Service Center