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Resident urges county to reverse ban on photographing public records; executive says petitions will be posted online next year
Summary
A resident told council that some county offices are prohibiting photography of public records and charging per-page fees; County Executive Lamont McClure said the elections division plans to post nomination petitions online next year and the prothonotary office will be reviewed.
A Northampton County resident urged the council to investigate a local policy he described as restricting public access to nonconfidential records and imposing per-page copying fees, and the county executive said the elections division plans to post nomination petitions online next year.
"The election division, the prothonotary, and possibly other offices in this government center have implemented a ban on photographing public…
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