2026 General Election Petitions and Challenges
Dear Hunterdon 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.
Please provide all of the following information about WPD Officer Ryan P. Alcott
1) copies of all candidate petitions submitted for the 2026 general election
2) copies of any challenges filed in response to the above 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
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
In response to your OPRA request there are no petitions filed or challenges to petitions in the name of WPD Officer Ryan P. Alcott.
Thank you,
Mary H. Melfi
County Clerk
Dear Clerk Melfi,
Please accept my apologies. You can disregard the unrelated reference to a Woodbridge Police officer in my initial request. The records I am seeking are as follows:
1) copies of all candidate petitions submitted for the 2026 general election
2) copies of any challenges filed in response to the above petitions
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
I am out of the office until Thursday, July 2. There were 2 direct
petitions filed. No challenges to those petitions. I will provude copies
on my return.
Thank you.
Mary
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Sent: Friday, June 26, 2026 11:13:28 AM
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General Election Petitions and Challenges
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Dear Clerk Melfi,
Please accept my apologies. You can disregard the unrelated reference to
a Woodbridge Police officer in my initial request. The records I am
seeking are as follows:
1) copies of all candidate petitions submitted for the 2026 general
election
2) copies of any challenges filed in response to the above petitions
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
Attached please find the 2 Nomination by Petitions filed with my office. There was no challenge to either petition.
Thank you,
Mary