Grebner v. Schiebel

¶ 1. Mark Grebner, d/b/a Practical Political Consulting, appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint seeking a mandamus order to require the custodian of public records to permit him to make copies of voting records on his own portable photocopy machine. Because it is the custodian of public records, not the requester, who has the option of determining how these records are copied, the judgment is affirmed.

¶ 2. The relevant facts are undisputed. Grebner does business as Practical Political Consulting, which provides voter histories to candidates, political parties and others involved in…