2025 General Election Candidate Petitions

Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Mercer County Clerk as part of a batch sent to 6 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Charlie Kratovil
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Dear Mercer County Clerk,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:
Copies of all petitions received from candidates seeking election in the November 2025 general election, and copies of any challenges received to those petitions.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil

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Mercer County Counsel's Office,

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Mercer County Counsel's Office,

Dear chaRlIE kraTOvIL:

 

Thank you for your interest in open public records of Mercer County Open
Public Records Center.  Your request has been received and is being
processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Your
request was received in this office on 7/29/2025 and given the reference
number R007853-072925 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: Copies of all petitions received from candidates
seeking election in the November 2025 general election, and copies of any
challenges received to those petitions.

 

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County department(s) to
locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.PLEASE
NOTE: The Open Public Records Act does not require a governmental body to
create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you
for using the Mercer County Open Public Records Center.

County of Mercer

County Counsel's Office

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Charlie Kratovil
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Dear Mercer County Counsel's Office,

Following up on request # R007853-072925, seeking the candidate petitions. When can I expect a response?

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

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Mercer County Counsel's Office,

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chaRlIE kraTOvIL

 

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 29, 2025, Reference # R007853-072925

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

This office serves as the custodian of records for the County of Mercer under the New
Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). We are in receipt of your recent request for
government records pertaining to the above subject. Please accept the following
response to same.

It is necessary to receive clarification from you concerning your request. Please
clarify/specify the offices for which you seek petitions (ie. school board, fire
commissioner, municipal, county, etc.). Upon receipt of your clarification, the County
will be able to determine if there are any responsive government records. The County
is not required to conduct research in response to an OPRA request. See, MAG
Entertainment, LLC, 375 NJS 534 (App. Div. 2005).

             

                                                                                     
 Yours truly,

                                                                                      
 Paul R. Adezio

                                                                                     
Mercer County Counsel

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