GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI

ERIC R. GREITENS JEFFERSON CITY PO. Box 720
GOVERNOR 65102 (573) 751?3222
January 24, 2018

Mr. Daniel Stevens

Campaign for Accountability

6] 1 Ave., SE. #337
Washington, DC. 20003

RE: Sunshine Law Request
Dear Mr. Stevens:

1 am following up from my letter of December 28, 2017, with respect to your request for records.
Your request, from January 9, 2017, to the present, was for:

. . . copies of all records created or received by any employee of the Of?ce of the
Governor on Con?de, or any other instant messaging application that automatically
deletes messages, including, but not limited to, Signal or WhatsApp.

. . . copies of all records reflecting any pemiission, clearance, or approval granted
to employees of the Of?ce of the Governor to conduct of?cial business using
Con?de, or any other instant messaging application that automatically deletes
messages, including. but not limited to, Signal or WhatsApp.

. copies of all records regarding efforts by employees of the Of?ce of the
Governor or the Of?ce of the Attorney General to retrieve, recover, or retain
records created or received by state employees using Con?de, or any other instant
messaging application that automatically deletes messages, including, but not
limited to, Signal or WhatsApp.

The Of?ce of the Governor does not have any responsive records to provide pursuant to Chapter
109 applicable records retention schedules and 610.010(6) We would note that
the Missouri Sunshine Law does not require a public governmental body to create a new record
upon request, but only to provide access to existing records held or maintained by the governmental
body. See. Jones v. Jackson County Circuit Court. 162 53 (Mo. App. W.D. 2005).

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1 hOpe this information is of assistance.

Sincerely,

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Sarah G. Madden
Special Counsel

CC: Michelle Hallford, Custodian of Records