The Seattle P-I reports that King County can instantly provide precinct-by-precinct election results tonight ... but won't. The story quotes Allied Law Group's Greg Overstreet.
The Public Records Act talks about agencies providing the "most timely possible action on requests for information." The Attorney General's model rules on public records say "readily available" records should be provided "as soon as possible."
“Og-blog” stands for “open-government blog” and that’s what we do: tell people about open-government issues of interest to regular citizens, media, trade associations, and government agencies. We find interesting stories and court cases from Washington State and other places about the Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act, access-to-court rulings, and media law.
We warmly welcome your thoughts on og-blog and especially welcome your emails with suggested postings and links to interesting stories and court cases. If you have something to say about open government in Washington State, sending it to og-blog is probably the best way to get it out. Don’t hesitate to contact us at greg@overstreet-law.com.
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