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Re: FW: Laws Relating to Governor's Papers



The Virginia Code contains the following language on the disposition of
governor's correspondence:

§ 2.2-126. (Effective October 1, 2001) Disposition of official
correspondence.
 
A. Before the end of his term of office, the Governor shall have delivered
to The Library of Virginia for safekeeping all correspondence and other
records of his office during his term. This section shall not apply to
correspondence or other records of a personal or private nature, or active
files necessary for the transaction of business by the Office of the
Governor, the decision thereon to be made by the Governor. Records delivered
to The Library of Virginia shall be made accessible to the public, once
cataloging has been completed.
 
B. Should any subsequent Governor need such records for the transaction of
business of the Office of the Governor, the records may be reviewed at the
Library and copied, if necessary, but the Governor and his staff shall
ensure that the original records are preserved intact and remain in The
Library of Virginia. 

(Code 1950, § 2-40.1; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-45; 1988, c. 476; 1994, c. 64;
2001, c. 844.)



 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Holly Hodges [mailto:FHHodges@AOL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:57 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: FW: Laws Relating to Governor's Papers


A few years ago Virginia governor George Allen tried to have certain papers
of his sealed when he left office; he was called on that one and the papers
were "unsealed" and taken to the Library od Virginia for appropriate
"processing."  The concerns were negotiations dealing with trying to bring
Disney to Manassas for  living history/amusement park kinda thing.  The
resulting fiasco was known in Virginia as the third battle of Manassas.  But
I'm rushing off just now and will leave it to someone else for details--I
wasn't directly involved and others would know more of the details.  Now
whether they'd be willing to discuss it, or even acknowledge it... well, I
couldn't say.

Holly Hodges
GTT
(an old court records shorthand for "Gone to Texas" used frequently afer The
War)

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