Thanks to Doug Masson for highlighting my post at Hoosier Access. Here's the comment I posted: If you recall, this is what got Sarah Palin in trouble back in 2008, when it was discovered she was using a Yahoo account for official business. Also, public email accounts (and anything on a public computer, unless it's specifically protected by law) is public record. Not just elected officials, but public sector employees can have their email accounts subjected to a public records request.