Invoices, Payments, Legal fees related to the ballot challenges
Dear Hunterdon County,
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:
(1) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2020 to the present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the lawsuit entitled Conforti, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No. 20-08267, which lawsuit pertains to a challenge to the "grid" ballots used in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed candidates;
(2) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Conforti v. Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (1) above;
(3) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2024 to the present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the lawsuit entitled Kim, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No. 20-08267, which lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting the use of "grid" ballots in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed candidates, and all invoices pertaining to an appeal of the judge's decision in such lawsuit; and
(4) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Kim v. Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (3) above
Yours faithfully,
SuDru
To whom it may concern,
Please see responses in red below. No records exist for the Conforti v
Hanlon as we are not party to the civil action. No invoices or payments
have been received or made to date for Kim v Hanlon.
Thank you.
Mary Melfi
County Clerk
From: SuDru <[1][OPRA #60288 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 10:55 AM
To: Katrina L. Campbell <[2][Hunterdon County request email]>
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Dear Hunterdon County,
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:
(1) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2020 to the
present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the
lawsuit entitled Conforti, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No.
20-08267, which lawsuit pertains to a challenge to the "grid" ballots used
in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed
candidates; No records exist
(2) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any
entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Conforti
v. Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (1) above; No records exist
(3) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2024 to the
present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the
lawsuit entitled Kim, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No. 20-08267,
which lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting the use of "grid"
ballots in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed
candidates, and all invoices pertaining to an appeal of the judge's
decision in such lawsuit; and No records exist
(4) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any
entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Kim v.
Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (3) above No records exist
Yours faithfully,
SuDru
Mary H. Melfi
Hunterdon County Clerk
(908)788-1214
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