Dear Camden 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:

(1) All written communications, including emails and attachments, between representatives of the Camden County Clerk's Office and representatives of the New Jersey State Board of Elections which contain instructions, recommendations, analysis, comments, and/or feedback concerning ballot design sketches or design draft iterations proposed for the ballots to be used in Camden County for its 2026 primary elections;
(2) All written communications, including emails and attachments, between representatives of the Camden County Clerk's Office and Micah Rasmussen (or other members of Rider University's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics) which contain instructions, recommendations, analysis, and/or feedback concerning ballot design sketches or design draft iterations proposed for the ballots to be used in Camden County for its 2026 primary elections;
(3) All written communications, including emails and attachments, between representatives of the Camden County Clerk's Office and representatives from County Clerk's offices in other counties in the State of New Jersey which contain instructions, recommendations, analysis, comments, and/or feedback concerning ballot design sketches or design draft iterations proposed for the ballots to be used in Camden County for its 2026 primary elections; and
(4) All written communications, including emails and attachments, between representatives of the Camden County Clerk's Office and other ballot experts, voting experts, or good government/good governance organizations which contain instructions, recommendations, analysis, comments, and/or feedback concerning ballot design sketches or design draft iterations proposed for the ballots to be used in Camden County for its 2026 primary elections.

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,

Joseph F. Bouvier