Request sought EDU waitlists. On appeal, the Borough granted the Request but charged a fee outside the statutory limitations for the responsive records. Accordingly, the Borough shall only charge the Requester a reasonable fee for the records in line with the OOR’s fee schedule. 2025-0514

Request sought auditable records, including CVRs and ballot images, among other things, related to elections. The CVR is a digital equivalent of the contents of a ballot box, which is exempt under the Election Code. Based on the Commonwealth Court’s decision in Previte, completed absentee and mail-in ballots, excluding identifying information, are public records. 2025-1281

Requester sought a lease agreement for the Department of Homeland Security to lease office space for Immigration Custom Enforcement (ICE) from the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority. The lease is a are financial record and cannot be withheld in its entirety. The agency failed to provide evidence linking the disclosure of the record to a potential public security threat and was required to produce a copy of the lease. 2025-0720

Request sought the calendar entries and a date and time stamp list from security video within a courthouse for two elected officials. Security video from the county courthouse, although monitored from the police department, is a judicial record. The OOR does not have jurisdiction over judicial agencies or the ability to order disclosure of judicial records. 2025-1503