2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Somerset 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.
Dear Somerset 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
Hi Mr. Kratovil,
Please use the County's portal for all OPRA requests:
https://www.somersetcountynj.gov/about/o...
Thank you,
Maureen Coxwell
Deputy County Clerk
Somerset County, NJ
Ph: 908-231-7012
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #78857 email]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2025 4:14 PM
To: County Clerk <[Somerset County Clerk request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Somerset County organization. Do not click links or open unexpected attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
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Dear Somerset 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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Mr. Kratovil,
You are correct that we cannot require you to use a specific platform, even though it makes fulfilling your request easier and faster for all parties. However, all requests must be sent to the Custodian for your legal time to begin. As such, please send all requests to [email address] and not to an individual department as they are misdirected and cannot be guaranteed to be received by the custodian.
Thank you,
Kelly
-----Original Message-----
From: County Clerk <[Somerset County Clerk request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 8:28 AM
To: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #78857 email]>
Cc: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - 2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
Hi Mr. Kratovil,
Please use the County's portal for all OPRA requests:
https://www.somersetcountynj.gov/about/o...
Thank you,
Maureen Coxwell
Deputy County Clerk
Somerset County, NJ
Ph: 908-231-7012
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #78857 email]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2025 4:14 PM
To: County Clerk <[Somerset County Clerk request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Somerset County organization. Do not click links or open unexpected attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Never share your username or password.
Dear Somerset 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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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #78857 email]
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If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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Dear Requestor,
Thank you for submitting a request for records on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Your request reference number is [2]Request Number: PRR-2025-784 and your
security key is 651023FB.
Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our
staff regarding your request.
If you need to make any changes to your request, please send an email
referencing your request number to [3][email address]
Thank you,
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[email address]
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Dear Requestor,
The [2]Request Number: PRR-2025-784 has been completed. Please click on
the request link to download the response documentation.
Your Open Public Records request has thus been processed in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 47:1A:1 and is now closed.
Thank you,
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[email address]
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Mr. Kratovil,
The requested files are too large to send via email. Please let the County of Somerset know how you would like to retrieve the files.
Thank you.
-----Original Message-----
From: County Clerk <[Somerset County Clerk request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 8:28 AM
To: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #78857 email]>
Cc: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - 2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
Hi Mr. Kratovil,
Please use the County's portal for all OPRA requests:
https://www.somersetcountynj.gov/about/o...
Thank you,
Maureen Coxwell
Deputy County Clerk
Somerset County, NJ
Ph: 908-231-7012
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #78857 email]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2025 4:14 PM
To: County Clerk <[Somerset County Clerk request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Somerset County organization. Do not click links or open unexpected attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Never share your username or password.
Dear Somerset 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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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #78857 email]
Is [Somerset County Clerk request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Somerset County Clerk? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://link.edgepilot.com/s/e8ab82f5/jh...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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Dear Ms. Mager,
Thanks, if you're able to send them electronically (ex: via Google Drive or WeTransfer.com), that's great. For either of those options, please share with my gmail (ckratovil). Otherwise, I'm fine to stop by and pick up a flash drive. Whatever works. Appreciate your help.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Kratovil,
We are not permitted to use those sites. You are welcome to stop by with a flash drive and I can transfer the records. If you would like us to provide the flash drive, I will unfortunately have to charge you for the flash drive.
Kelly
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #78857 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2025 3:47 PM
To: Kelly Mager <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - 2025 General Election Candidate Petitions
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Somerset County organization. Do not click links or open unexpected attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Never share your username or password.
Dear Ms. Mager,
Thanks, if you're able to send them electronically (ex: via Google Drive or WeTransfer.com), that's great. For either of those options, please share with my gmail (ckratovil). Otherwise, I'm fine to stop by and pick up a flash drive. Whatever works. Appreciate your help.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
-----Original Message-----
Mr. Kratovil,
The requested files are too large to send via email. Please let the County of Somerset know how you would like to retrieve the files.
Thank you.
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[OPRA #78857 email]
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Dear Ms. Mager,
I can bring a flash drive next week, thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil