2025 Primary Election Candidate Petitions and Challenges
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Plainsboro as part of a batch sent to 29 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 Plainsboro,
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:
Please provide a copy of all candidate petitions for the 2025 primary election and any challenges received to those petitions.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as an attachment. 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
March 31, 2025
Charlie Kratovil
Via email: [1][OPRA #74163 email]
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
The Township of Plainsboro received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 28, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Carol J.
Torres, received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven
(7) business day deadline to respond to your request is April 8, 2025.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the first (1^st)
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
v “Please provide a copy of all candidate petitions for the 2025 primary
election and any challenges received to those petitions.”
Response: The attached record is being provided in its entirety and is
responsive to your request. The record is being transmitted to you via
email as per your request. There is no cost associated with the request
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Plainsboro Township Clerk to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [2][email address], or
through their website at [3]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer
other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Sincerely,
Melissa Lopez
Administrative Assistant I | Clerk’s Office
Email: [4][email address]
Phone: (609) 799-0909 Extension: 1803
641 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
[5]Plainsboro, NJ | Official Website
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