Subject: RE: Public Records Request -- Ballot Images of 2020 Primary Election From: Mary Bedard Date: 4/1/2020, 12:46 PM To: "raylutz@citizensoversight.org" CC: Laura Cantu , Aimee Espinoza Based on the need to examine the voluminous amount of records covered under your request, and the fact that Kern County is currently operating under an essential staffing model through May 1 due to COVID-19, we will need additional time under GC 6253. We will evaluate your request and respond as soon as we are able. Mary B Bedard, CPA Kern County Auditor-Controller-County Clerk 1115 Truxtun Avenue 2nd Floor Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 868-3516 bedardm@kerncounty.com -----Original Message----- From: Mary Bedard Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:23 AM To: raylutz@citizensoversight.org Cc: Laura Cantu ; Aimee Espinoza Subject: RE: Public Records Request -- Ballot Images of 2020 Primary Election We are reviewing your request and will get back to you within the statutory time. Mary B Bedard, CPA Kern County Auditor-Controller-County Clerk 1115 Truxtun Avenue 2nd Floor Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 868-3516 bedardm@kerncounty.com -----Original Message----- From: raylutz@citizensoversight.org Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 5:31 PM To: Elections Subject: Public Records Request -- Ballot Images of 2020 Primary Election CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or provide information unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To: Mary Bedard: Greetings: Please accept this Public Records Request, attached to this email as PDF. To insure you receive this, we are also sending by certified mail. These are the same request. We appreciate, however, to save time and effort, to correspond by email if possible. Please be safe in this era of COVID-19. -- Ray Lutz Citizens Oversight