FOI release of Colchester ballots to be reconsidered

FOI release of Colchester ballots to be reconsidered

A Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) decision finding that sample ballots and in-person ballots cast at municipal primaries and referenda are public records subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when not held in conjunction with elections will be reviewed after the Secretary of the State’s (SOS) office sent a letter to the commission. The decision to have the hearing officer reopen a decision that largely favored a FOIA request …