Mr. Kratovil,

 

This Office received the below OPRA request today, 8/14/2026.  Kindly be advised
that your request should be directed to the Ocean County Clerk's Office who has
a separate Custodian of Records who maintains their records. By copy of this
email, I am forwarding your request to John P. Kelly, County Clerk.  Should you
wish to discuss your request further, please contact the Ocean County Clerk's
Office directly at (732) 929-2018.

 

This response completes your request from this Office.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle I. Gunther

Clerk of the Board

Ocean County Board of Commissioners

101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191

Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2191

Phone: (732) 929-2005

Email: [email address]

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within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the responding agency to deny access. At your
option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. All questions regarding
complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your
County. Questions regarding the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can
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web site at [4]www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries
about OPRA.

 

From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #94417 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2026 1:04 PM
To: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - School Board Petitions - 2026 General
Election

 

This message has originated from an External Source. Please use proper judgment
and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to this
email.

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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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