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Houghton County board denies FOIA finance request for election records; cost estimated at about $50,000
Summary
The board voted to deny a FOIA finance request for November 8, 2022 election records after administrators estimated fulfillment costs near $50,000; public commenters debated election integrity and a League of Women Voters letter opposing the request was read aloud.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners voted on Dec. 13 to deny a FOIA finance request seeking election records from the Nov. 8, 2022 election after county staff estimated the cost to produce the materials at roughly $50,000.
Administrator Bjorn told the board that some township records (Osceola and Hancock) were missing from the estimate and that overall costs…
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