The Kentucky Office of the Attorney General release the following Opinions and Open Records/Open Meetings Decisions last week. The summaries are listed here. To reach the full text in each case, go to https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/Pages/2020-OR…

1. OAG 20-06

Under KRS 39A.100(1)(l), the General Assembly has granted the Governor the specific authority to declare by executive order a "different time or place" for holding elections. The General Assembly has not granted the Governor any other election-related authority.

2. 20-ORD-047 (Jefferson County)

Louisville Metro Police Department ("LMPD") violated the Open Records Act ("the Act") by its untimely disposition of requests for records. LMPD's explanation that a technical malfunction occurred was a sufficient explanation for the partial nonexistence of a video record.