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Kemp: Cuts to state archives was best option
by The Associated Press
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Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp
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ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp said a decision that limits access to the Georgia State Archives was the best of the bad options available to cut costs.

Kemp said the decision was one of the toughest he's had to make, but it was "one that was least impactful to Georgians."

The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/OQpspF) that Kemp made the comments Monday night at the Athens-Clarke County Republican Party meeting.

Kemp last month announced plans to lay off state workers and give limited, appointment-only access to the archives in Morrow, where Georgia keeps records dating to its founding in 1733. The changes are to take effect Nov. 1.

Scholars, amateur historians and genealogists have protested the move, which Kemp says was forced by budget cuts.
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Lakecreek
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October 09, 2012
What a horrible move. These are public records and we will be the only state in the union without open access to its records. These are public records and should remain so. It's down right shameful.
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