School Board Petitions - 2026 General Election
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Mercer County as part of a batch sent to 21 authorities
Hello,
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) copies of all candidate petitions filed for Board of Education contests in the 2026 general election
2) copies of any challenges received to the aforementioned petitions
3) documentation of any determinations made related to the aforementioned petitions
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. If the files are too big to email, you can share a Google Drive folder with my gmail (ckratovil), or use a file transfer service like WeTransfer.com.
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
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Sincerely,
Mercer County, NJ
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Dear Charlie Kratovil:
Thank you for your interest in open public records of Mercer County Open Public
Records Center. Your request has been received and is being processed in
accordance with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Your request was received in
this office on 8/14/2026 and given the reference number R009193-081426 for
tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Records requested:
1) copies of all candidate petitions filed for Board of Education contests in
the 2026 general election
2) copies of any challenges received to the aforementioned petitions
3) documentation of any determinations made related to the aforementioned
petitions
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as
attachments. If the files are too big to email, you can share a Google Drive
folder with my gmail (ckratovil), or use a file transfer service like
WeTransfer.com.
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.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County department(s) to locate
the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated
with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability
and/or provided with copies of the records in question.PLEASE NOTE: The Open
Public Records Act does not require a governmental body to create new
information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for
using the Mercer County Open Public Records Center.
County of Mercer
County Counsel's Office
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