Laura H. Ortiz v. Cambridge, City of - Office of the City Solicitor (SPR 20222542)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 17, 2022 SPR22/2542 Seah Levy Public Records Access Officer City of Cambridge Office of the City Solicitor 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Ms. Levy: I have received the petition of Laura H. Ortiz appealing the nonresponse of the City of Cambridge (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 7, 2022, Ms. Ortiz requested the following records: [1] Policies, guidelines and/or directives for Voting lists … [2] Policies, guidelines and/or directives for Policies on Voting Lists being stored off site at any cloud server … [3] Policies, guidelines and/or directives on Jane and John Doe voters … [4] Policies, guidelines and/or directives on Spoiled Ballots … Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ortiz petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2542, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Ms. Ortiz with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Ortiz may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Seah Levy SPR22/2542 Page 2 November 17, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Laura H. Ortiz