August 30, 2005
Logan relents
Dean Logan has relented and agreed to release original absentee ballot envelopes for my inspection.
These should have been made available to me when I first asked for them two months ago. We'll only have 9 weeks from when they're released next Tuesday until the election to go through the ballots and report any findings that might help inform the discussion in the executive race. But this is better late than never. Logan also promised in his letter to release some other documents that I've requested, but there are still a few other outstanding requests that were addressed incorrectly or not at all in the letter.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at August 30, 2005
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1. Great news, but I'll believe it when you actually get the documents Sharky.
2. Stefan--
Any thoughts on suing for damages under the Public Records Act??? What could possibly be Logan's defense???
3. Would these be the true originals...or the altered ones?
4. If you need help looking at them, I am sure some of us might be available!
Thanks for all you do!
5. So what guarantee do you have that you are actually getting what you requested? Is there 'chain of custody' documentation that also accompanies what you get? Is each original envelope marked appropriately with all data to establish its origin?
6. Stefan-
Lest you elevate your hopes too high, you would do well to remember the Liberal definition of "Original:"
Fake but accurate.
7. "...but there are still a few other outstanding requests that were addressed incorrectly or not at all in the letter."
If this is any indication of how they will handle the elections this time around, it is certainly not a good sign. Logan, apparently, can't even answer a letter correctly.
Heaven forbid he get fired. We wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. The woman who told the truth about her incompetence gets fired, but the leader of the pack is still in his cushy job. What a joke!
8. Stefan, did you note that Logan's letter misspells your name (e.g., Stephan) in the headings on pages 2, 3 and 4. He also gets the date wrong (e.g., July 25) in these headings.
You'd think this guy would:
a) know your name really well by now,
b) would know what day it is, and
c) be just a little more detail-oriented for someone in his particular position.
The guy couldn't find his... , oh I'll just save my breath.
9. I only made it through page 3, but it appears that he now knows you are not going to go away.
10. Alright, Logan--quit hiding. Release them all!
11. Logan spelled your name wrong on pages 2-4.
12. As I read the whole thing, I could feel Logan's rage. What a jerk.
13. Some small things that I found curious:
1) You have to review the documents only one box at a time, and request the boxes to be brought to you. You have only 6 weeks to do it in, at the archives location, and when the archives are open.
So, when asked about it in a court of law, it is clear that, according to the law, you have been given "access" to the documents--but on their terms, which may be so onerous that you didn't really get the access you want or need.
Also, you have to know in advance what you want to see, or else they won't provide it for you. No browsing allowed. That makes research quite a bit harder. Again, they can say to the judge, "But we provided that gadfly with "open access;" it's not our fault that he didn't know where to look to find what he wanted."
2) They will make copies for you at 15 cents a page?! Isn't that a bit much? What is the salary of their "copy machine attendants?"