GEORGETOWN – A backlog answering public information requests at the Elections Office prompted county commissioners this past week to approve hiring another full-time employee.
Most of the inquiries flooding the county department originate with the same small group of people, said Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey.
Two outstanding Public Information Act requests contain almost 700,000 records that need to be viewed for possible redactions, officials added.
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