FOIA transparency advocates submit constitutional amendment to AG; initiated act to follow

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Arkansas Citizens for Transparency, a ballot title group seeking to imbed a Freedom of Information Act into the state constitution and state statute, submitted a draft of their constitutional amendment proposal to Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday (Nov. 27).

ACT said the amendment submitted for AG review does three things:

• Creates an Arkansas citizen’s right to government transparency;

• Requires a law making government business less transparent to pass through approval by the people of Arkansas; and

• Allows the state of Arkansas to be sued in state court for failure to comply with Arkansas government transparency laws.

Read a copy of the proposed amendment here.

FOIA transparency advocates submit constitutional amendment to AG; initiated act to follow