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Ballot Measure Summary
   
 
Proposition 1A
   
 
Proposition 59
   
 
Proposition 60
   
 
Proposition 60A
   
 
Proposition 61
   
 
Proposition 62
   
 
Proposition 63
   
 
Proposition 64
   
 
Proposition 65
   
 
Proposition 66
   
 
Proposition 67
   
 
Proposition 68
   
 
Proposition 69
   
 
Proposition 70
   
 
Proposition 71
   
 
Proposition 72
   
 
Bond Overview
   
  Analysis | Arguments and Rebuttals | Text of Proposed Laws

OFFICIAL TITLE AND SUMMARY
Prepared by the Attorney General

Proposition 59

Public Records, Open Meetings.
Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

Measure amends Constitution to:
  • Provide right of public access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials.
  • Provide that statutes and rules furthering public access shall be broadly construed, or narrowly construed if limiting access.
  • Require future statutes and rules limiting access to contain findings justifying necessity of those limitations.
  • Preserve constitutional rights including rights of privacy, due process, equal protection; expressly preserves existing constitutional and statutory limitations restricting access to certain meetings and records of government bodies and officials, including law enforcement and prosecution records.

Exempts Legislature's records and meetings.

Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:

  • Potential minor annual state and local government costs to make additional information available to the public.

Final Votes Cast by the Legislature on SCA 1 (Proposition 59)


Assembly: Ayes 78 Noes 0
Senate: Ayes 34 Noes 0



 
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