transparency in Maryland State Government. Please read and sign this
online petition, and consider checking the boxes for: Writing your state
legislator, Attending a rally in Annapolis, and/or Organizing in your
community. -- Mike
The Petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/openupannapolis/
We, the undersigned, support the Maryland Open Government Act.
We believe that Maryland should rededicate itself to citizen involvement
in state government. By making timely, comprehensive information
available more widely and by ensuring that everyday advocates have easy
access to decision-making, our state can fully leverage its greatest
resource: Marylanders themselves. Openness can ensure that the General
Assembly and the Board of Public Works achieve the best possible results.
In that spirit, we believe the following reforms - together, the
Maryland Open Government Act - are necessary to achieving this goal:
1. Allowing the public free and total access to services provided on
the General Assembly's website, including elimination of the $800 access
fee charged for "up-to-the-minute" legislative tracking
2. Webcasting General Assembly committee hearings and Board of Public
Works meetings over the Internet
3. Posting General Assembly committee hearing agendas at least one day
in advance
4. Allowing online sign-up for those wishing to testify before a
General Assembly committee
5. Publishing the votes of standing committees on the General
Assembly's website
6. Posting the Board of Public Works's proposed budget actions at least
two weeks in advance
7. Allowing for a public comment period in advance of Board of Public
Works budget actions
Sign petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/openupannapolis/
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