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2. Freedom of Information Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...

3. MuckRock - Wikipedia

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   MuckRock is a United States–based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which assists anyone in filing governmental requests for information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other public record laws around the United States, then publishes the returned information on its website and encourages journalism around it.

4. Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia

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   Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]

5. File:Illinois FOIA request form.pdf - Wikipedia

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   SAMPLE FOIA REQUEST FORM: Author: manderson: Software used: Acrobat PDFMaker 8.1 for Word: Conversion program: Acrobat Distiller 8.1.0 (Windows) Encrypted: no: Page size: 612 x 792 pts (letter) Version of PDF format: 1.4

6. Illinois Freedom of Information Act - Wikipedia

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   Public bodies are required to publicly display the names and contact information of its FOIA officers, along with instructions on how to submit a FOIA request. [130] FOIA officers are required by the statute to record the date that the FOIA request was received, note the deadline to respond, maintain a copy of the FOIA request until the request ...

7. Public records - Wikipedia

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   Access to U.S. national public records is guided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests for access to records pursuant to FOIA may be refused by federal agencies if information requested is subject to exemption, or some information may be redacted (deleted). In addition to the national FOIA, all states have some form of FOI legislation.