FOIA Request to Montour County Election Department Regarding Pre-Election Voting Machine Test Reports on October 30, 2024.
We at North Central PA Times have submitted a request for records under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law, 65 §66.1 et seq., specifically seeking information about pre-election testing of voting machines. The request was sent electronically and asked for the report in PDF format with specific fields.
The fields requested include the test date, machine manufacture, machine model number, and machine status indicating whether the machine passed or failed the test. This information is crucial in our mission to provide comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs.
As a media organization committed to transparency and holding public institutions accountable, we believe that access to these public records is essential for us to fulfill our professional responsibilities. We also believe that we are eligible for a fee waiver as a media professional due to our role in disseminating this information to the public.
We eagerly await a response from the Montour County Election Department regarding this request.
