A Freedom of Information request was made with the New York State Department of State for policies restricting Freedom of Information requests

I've just blogged about New York State Department of State's response to my Freedom of Information request that 

1) denied my request, without prejudice;
2) directed me to meet additional conditions before my request may be satisfied.

That was a constructive denial of my FOIL request.

I will file an administrative appeal of that denial - once the NYS Department of State provides me with the name and address of the officer where such an appeal should be sent 

(each agency should designate an officer to hear such appeals as part of its FOIL compliance - for example, in Delaware County, New York, an agency that I frequently FOIL, the officer to review administrative appeals is, upon my information, the Chairman of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors James Eisel).

Meanwhile, though, I have made a new FOIL request asking to disclose to me copies of any written policies by the New York State Department of State directing restrictions on access to records, as revealed to me by NYS DOS "assistant records access officer" Helen Wilbard in her today's e-mail to me.

Here it is:

I have sent this FOIL request by e-mail here:

I will publish NYS Department of State's response to this FOIL.

Stay tuned.