EXHIBIT A| citizens for responsibility CRE Ww | and ethics in washington February 23, 2011 By Emil (govgeneral@wisconsin.gov) and First-Class Mat Governor Scott Walker Office of the Governor 15 East Capitol ‘Madison, W1$3702 Dear Governor Walker: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) males this request for records, regardless of forma, medium, or physical characteristics, and including electronic records and information, pursuant othe State of Wisconsin's Publi Records Lav, Wis, Stat. §§ 1931-1 Speifieally CREW requests: (all records of communications hetween yew and/or any other individual in or on ‘behalf of your office and any individuals in or on behalf ofthe Wisconsin Division of State Patrol, instuding but ot limited to Superintendent Stephen Fitzgerald, regarding Your request to slispatch the Wisconsin Sate Patrol on Friday, February 18, 2011, to find Senate Democratic ‘Minority Leader Mark Miller (2) all records of communications regarding he location, attendance, oF retevel of any ‘and all members ofthe Wisconsin State Senate from February 14,2011 to the present; {@)all records of any communications or ations ta compel any member of the Wisconsin ‘State Senate to atend a legislative session ltom February’ 14, 2011, to the preset (@) all records of contacts and/or communications between you andlor Senate Majority ‘Leader Scom Fitzgerald from February 14,2011 to the present regarding your request to dispatch the Wisconsin State Patrol on Friday, February 18,2011, to find Senate Democratic Minority Leader Mark Mille; and (5) all records reflecting any communications or discussions within and/or outside the Wisconsin Office ofthe Govemor regarding whether to send a site trooper to find Senate Democrate Minority Leader Mark Miler or anyother member ofthe Wiseonsin Site Senate from February 4, 2011 to the preset Dye Sst NM, Sue 680,Govern Seott Walker February 23,2011 Page Two As used herein the tema “record” includes electronic records, audiotape, videotapes, photographs, computer prin-ous, telephone messages, voice mail messages, daily agenda and ‘alenders, and information about scheduled meecings. Wisconsin's Public Records Law specifically defines “record to inlude information mainained on paper as wel as electronically such as data files and unprinted emails. Wis, Stat. § 19.32), ‘Wisconsin's Public Records Lew also requizes you to construe this request “in every ‘instance with the presumption of complete public acess consistent with the conduct of government business.” Wis. Stat. §19.35(4)(@). Moreover, denying access to requested records “is contary tothe public interest and only in exceptional cases can access be denied.” 1d Any Subject Fu: Senate Resolution for cal ofthe heuse 3 Date: Sur 20 Feb 2081 19:45:53 “0600 > Frome sha Moganaieas wecsh.cor > Ricard@iegiswsconsingev > = original message — > From: Ottman, Tad > To: Hogan, Jon > Sent: Sum Feb 20 39:34:38 2011 > Subject RE: Senate Resolution for call ofthe house 5 1éont know that you an do much monetary to them. You canals o lower any leisatrs salary uring ther ar. Anything Ike & ne might be Considered ovring ther sly. > Some tings you might beable todo, are ban any ta. You can preven tem bth from sate funded travel ana ram accepting travel oss paid by someone ee, since any travel that org has to ‘approves tecniealy accepting Something on Bena of the sat, so you shoud be able to ban tht > You could reduce thelr per ciem, Maybe pass» eerentil ger lam for Sanators wha are commites {hairs o members of trance. Everyone ee gets 9 resuces rete. Or you coud deny per dem or any month in which they re absent rom any session day witout leave > You could take any thor park privleges. Make tem pay for and arrange parking on ther awn anc ve the spots to staff x something > You could asabow dari offices for ter, > You could rduce ther staf, Since one person from each of the ofc is aling to show vp fr work (ere Senator recune each of thelr sas by ore pation, > Yow coud reduce tel ofce accounts by almost any amount relly. I you wanted toe to 3/872011Page 2 of 4 someting, you could vd the total office account by te number af months of weeks inthe tenn an ‘educe by one month, or ane wack ar every week they fal to shew, or jus ex Aumber to reac > You could laity that they ae not egbe for rembursment for any expenses (travel, pe len, ete) for any week which there was day af seision For whieh they ware steer thou ave > also go back to what sid n an cere ema about the troopers author. {think eer by resolution bill Yo could cay that ropers nave the ebay to compel any lest’ attendance under calc the house. Sinoe you have the eal inguage and the anguage tat prevents the arrest ofa lelitr during session, yo ould ify thet teoper have te bit to compel attendance by any mesns necessary an spent ch ‘ompuisory attendance does nt eansttte eres and no emia ecod Is szoited wh > Tewouint hut to have a coupe extra reisriting computes eter. We cou euays take those away from {Dems and give them ious. AC less we could ake te ane thats Been deploys to the Senate cemecrats Ny. > You coud im them to one computer per oe instead of one computer pe staf > You could also pass a resolution of censure. Exar fr alo then or I would actually do 1 nc resolutions. belle those would have asta in hat they would permanently be nthe journals. Infact, thet might be «good is stp, > 1 wonder # you can deny them an acrue year of service nthe state rerementsysten? That might be Something to sk eg. xu > Finally, 1 woud jst be somerhat cautious in whatever we do So tet dees’ endl up crating sympathy for the Dems. The mare deci we can tle whatever actin we take to what they ars dong the ater wl De > Those ave just 8 few of my thouoas. > Original Message > From: Hogan, John > Sent un 2/20/2001 6:08 em > To: Orman, Tas > Subjact Fv: Senate Resolution fo al ofthe house > Tad, any thoughts on this? We want o passa rasluton to start penaling the misting Dems > = Original Message > From: Champagne, Rik > To: Rob Recher os, Lat; Hogen, John; Reha, Rod > Sent Sun Feb 2 > Subject RE: Senate Resoiton for eal ofthe house > Couple of teaghts > 1. Any penalty that you provide should be one that you can enforce. Dave Lovell mentioned monetary reralties on Friday evening wen we aed. The Key queston ere wow be how you can enforce afrfeure ot other, ‘monetary penalty on siting senator. Would a cou efor a forfeture impose ona memo by the le sature for refusing to answer a cal ofthe house? Weuld te Senate president order tne Senete eyo ofc to itholé the monetary penaly? Wat would be te egal laity of payoffs whe refused t poy a member his salary? There i body ofa desing with payol people and ther abigatons to pay peop thet salaries, svs011Page 3 of 4 with very few exceptions. So my thoughts here are to focus on pealies that you canbe certain you can enforce ‘pe that you can enfore thos the court vahement > 2. There ae. sto pieges that Senators have that are not rights and tha do nat warrant the same King of due proces considerations. Fo example, sealers can be sip of cmmites azsgrments, senators may have reduce fice space, fewer ta ediced efor account, et. Other rvieges of a maneary naire woud be pees raving expensas, covering of eoverence expenses, et inane words, these int of things are Divilges that sanasors have frm sung ioe. There no eonsttional ght to these things, pr Se. Proving for reducsors m tes hinds of tings does nak necessary Inpiate dus process concen. > 3. The Wasconsin provision on comeing attendance Is very smlrto the one inthe US Coasbtuton ana probably to those in nos other states. Torarow T wily to look at some of ot, But que honesty fave baen swamped atthe LAB wt dating amendment AB 11 for (om) Tuesday 1 dt know f Lea or some of he staff an gather some a his Ian. Inte en, I go bak to my fist pol. If you ae going to impoxe peraies, be certain that they are ones that ean be enforced. An unenforceable penalty may nt be Me. con: ca porns 3 Fotkcn Lat Chanpeme Re: Hose Rar ob 5 Sha somte nobles tron hase > Laura and Ree > Below are some thoughts I sent John late Fie night. Can you please et me know if my assaszment of reading the Canstiton & ocect™ > Looking atthe wi Constitution t appears hat we cant change any rule or taut to do anything ele but ‘pel the atndarce ofan absent member, > Artie 1, Section 7 states: > Orgaization of legsature; quorum; compulsory attendance, Section 7. Each house shal be the judge ofthe {teccons,retus and qulfcatons ef its own members; ane mejory ofeach shal const a quorum too business, buta smaller number may adjourn frm day to dey, end may comp! te attendance of Sbeent ‘embers in such manner and under sich penalties a5 each house ay prow, > ioe 1, Section 15 states: > Members ofthe legislature shal in all cases, excop treason, felony, ad breach ofthe peace, (the courts have nerpreted this to mean all crimes) be prvlaged rem ares; nor sal they be subject to any ev proces, rng {he session ofthe lepslature, nor for fftsen days next before the commencement and after tn termination of 30h Sess, > Sewould apper that Section 25 prevents us rem "arresting or “physical forng" a member to ated, 1 ne sears that monetary penates and remo! of prlleges may be cur only recourse with hs resclton. > Laura and Dan, f we move foward with a esoutin, appears thatthe “due process potion ofthe ‘esoltion may take the most tine and thouat. Can you pleaee start to think about the process si language heeded ina craft resolution to accmpish ths? As David Lovel mantoned to Jom and fon Friday, f appears there are 3 keys issues fo be eware (veg neti, rau delberations ana mpostion of the pena). > T would think that "giving neti" would ental an leche and/or hand-dlvere eter from the senate cet ss2011Page 4 0f Crk to each Dam ofce an publation of the resolution by the state media I would asture wed want to ‘make the penalty provsonsefecive the ay feLouing the solutes opto fo any memba absent ar the ‘chamber unde the eal of the house sued on Feb 15. (We ae ffl take the rllon Turscy, so thas ‘why Tm glng with Friday's de). Whatever we do, we aso may wart to make thi a permanent change the rules ofthe sat > Tm working ith Hogan and Ft to figure out what penalties we may want to Imps, but f you could give ia a Pte Fr sy, enero hres oa =: 3 ae Soe 3/8/2011EXHIBIT GRichard, Rob From: Marchant, Rober Sent! Monday, February 21,2011 11:98 AN To: Richard Rad, Hogar, oh Subject: DRAFT Documentio ‘tachment Decumsnti0aee Here is something fer you to chew on‘Amend Senate Rules as follows ‘When a member wis is absent without lave fils to return (o the chamber under sca of the Senate the {President or Majority Leader77] may do any of he following to compe! {he absent member to atend 1 Direct the Sergeant-t-Arms to locate the absent member, inform the member of the call ofthe Senate, and request thatthe member voluntarily returs tothe chamber immediatly b. Direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to take the absent member into custody and deliver the member to the chamber Onder the absent member to forfeit an amount equal t the cost of locating and returning the member tothe chamber. 44. Ditect the Chie Clerk to terminate the direct deposit ofthe absent member's paycheck and provide the paycheck to the Majority Leader forthe absent member to pie up in person. Direct the Chief Cle to cease any and all expense reimbursements forthe absent member that are paid out of the Senator's offic expense account until a date specified or the end ofthe legislative biennium, whichever is eatin. Direct the Chief Clerk to 2ero out the balance on the absent member's office expense account for the remainder of the lepslative biennium. Direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to revoke the parking privileges allocate to the slbsent member fr the eminder of the legislative biennium, In exercising his responses under this rue, the Sergeant-at-Arms may request the assistance of any la enforcement officer in this state