Maine Open Records


  1. Maine Open Records
    1. Maine laws and court cases
    2. Letter Generator
    3. Exemptions
    4. Contacts (where to file requests)
    5. Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
    6. Press
      1. 2008
      2. 2007


Maine laws and court cases

Maine Open Records Statute
Open Government Guide to Maine


Letter Generator

Create open records request that conforms to Maine requirements


Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts (where to file requests)

Link here for various downloadable Maine School District lists.

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

Maine Freedom of Information Coalition

Press

2008

June 29, 2008: Sunshine for lawmakers
June 7, 2008: Maine officials to get records training
May 28, 2008: Rep. Dawn Hill calls for better access to MTA records
May 26, 2008: Officials review access rules
May 24, 2008: Secrecy law questioned
March 21, 2008: Wabanaki fight powerful lobbies on FOI exemption
March 20, 2008: Baldacci signs records, prison bills
January 23, 2008: Editorial: Town boards and committees need Freedom of Access Act refresher

2007

November 25, 2007: Maine, other states, set out to store electronic documents
October 22, 2007: No easy task to archive state e-mails (aka public records)
August 28, 2007: It's high time for minutes, activists say
August 19, 2007: Keeping track of history
August 16, 2007: Maine supreme court rules documents are public records
July 25, 2007: Draft law withheld, possibly violating the state's Freedom of Access Act
July 15, 2007: Scores commute at public expense
June 5, 2007: Public served when 'Sen. Secrecy' unmasked
May 23, 2007 Internet no substitute for newspapers (Editorial)
May 16, 2007: Maine citizens need help using public records laws

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