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James
Citizen
Username: Mcgregorj
Post Number: 97
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 3, 2006 - 1:44 pm: | 
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Found this today at work: http://www.njsunshinelaw.com
It's a bill in the state legislature to update the Open Public Meetings Act and the Open Public Records Act.
Here's an interesting element: it would require that closed, executive sessions have (at minimum) audio records kept and released to the public after the relevant issues have been settled.
There's also a bunch of requirements re: internet-accessible info. Check it out.
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Pizzaz
Supporter
Username: Pizzaz
Post Number: 3247
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 3, 2006 - 1:50 pm: |
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The news record (I think?) had a clip about this yesterday. It was said, you can drive a hummer through the sunshine law of New Jersey. The law dates back to 1975. Unbelievable! |
Peter J. Watts
Citizen
Username: Peter_watts
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 11:31 am: |
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Hmm...that's interesting. I guess NJ is trying to move in the direction of Florida. Executive session minutes are kept, and in the case of court legislation, released when the matter is settled. Another great way to kept politicians accountable, even when they think they have carte blanche. |
Politicalmon
Citizen
Username: Politicalmon
Post Number: 106
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 2:04 pm: |
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Everyone should sign the petition - need to keep the pressure on before the lobbiest get wind and water down the effort. |
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