Interior Ballot Storage Container Chain of Custody Logs / 2022 Gen Election
Dear Union County Board of Elections,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested: County: Union 2022
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request
1. Copy of Chain of Custody and pick up logs for the State approved Mail-in-Ballot drop box sites. This would include “Interior Ballot Storage Container Chain of Custody Log” (all and inclusive) from the time period of early voting, October 29, 2022 through November 10, 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Wanda Opdyke
Dear Ms. Opdkye,
Please see the acknowledgment below.
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][email address]
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To: Wanda Opdyke
From: James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA, Clerk of the Board
Date: 3/14/2023
Re: Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request(s) Acknowledgment
This office received your OPRA request for Chain of Custody and pick-up
logs for drop boxes re: GE 2022 on 3/14/2023. OPRA requires that a
response be provided within 7 business days, beginning the first business
day after receipt of the request. We will have a response prepared by
3/23/2023. Records are typically provided to requestors in electronic
format, for which there is usually no cost. However, the County will
advise of any fees before the charge is incurred.
OPRA ordinarily grants immediate access to budgets, bills, vouchers,
contracts (including collective negotiations agreements and individual
employment contracts), and public employee salary and overtime
information. While the County makes every effort to provide immediate
access to such documents, processing may take longer depending on the
amount of records requested, medium requested, if documents are in use, if
redaction is required or documents are in storage, or if the request
requires extensive work to complete. The same is true for requests for
non-immediate access documents. When additional time is needed to process
a request, the County provides requestors with written updates
accordingly.
If no records are available, or the record(s) are exempt in accordance
with OPRA, the County will advise accordingly; if your OPRA request is
denied, you have a right to appeal the decision. You may file your appeal
with the New Jersey Government Records Council (GRC) or the New Jersey
Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and 7. For additional
information on the appeal process, please visit:
[2]http://www.nj.gov/grc/register/appeal/.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and patience while
we work to fulfill your OPRA request.
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Dear Ms. Opdyke,
This email is a formal and complete response to your March 14, 2023, OPRA
request for the chain of custody and pick-up logs for drop boxes as to the
2022 General Election. Attached please find the responsive documents.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][email address]
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I’m resending these files separately because I received error messages
from your email system due to file size.
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][email address]
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From: Marlena Russo On Behalf Of Opra
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:03 PM
To: 'Wanda Opdyke' <[email address]>
Cc: '[OPRA #40821 email]'
<[OPRA #40821 email]>
Subject: 3/14 OPRA Request #296-2023 Completion - Logs
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Opdyke,
This email is a formal and complete response to your March 14, 2023, OPRA
request for the chain of custody and pick-up logs for drop boxes as to the
2022 General Election. Attached please find the responsive documents.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [2][email address]
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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Attached please find the second file.
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][email address]
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
From: Marlena Russo On Behalf Of Opra
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:03 PM
To: 'Wanda Opdyke' <[email address]>
Cc: '[OPRA #40821 email]'
<[OPRA #40821 email]>
Subject: 3/14 OPRA Request #296-2023 Completion - Logs
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Opdyke,
This email is a formal and complete response to your March 14, 2023, OPRA
request for the chain of custody and pick-up logs for drop boxes as to the
2022 General Election. Attached please find the responsive documents.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [2][email address]
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Thank you Marlena I can confirm receipt of 2 files. Greatly appreciated!
Best regards,
Wanda
On Mar 23, 2023, at 4:17 PM, Opra <[email address]> wrote:
Attached please find the second file.
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][email address]
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
From: Marlena Russo On Behalf Of Opra
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:03 PM
To: 'Wanda Opdyke' <[email address]>
Cc: '[OPRA #40821 email]'
<[OPRA #40821 email]>
Subject: 3/14 OPRA Request #296-2023 Completion - Logs
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Opdyke,
This email is a formal and complete response to your March 14, 2023,
OPRA request for the chain of custody and pick-up logs for drop boxes as
to the 2022 General Election. Attached please find the responsive
documents.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [2][email address]
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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