GAB Workings Closed to the Public
Isn’t ironic that a group designed to hold government accountable does so much in secret?
In its first year as the state’s government watchdog, the Government Accountability Board completed 29 investigations into ethics and elections complaints.
But for all but the seven that resulted in settlements, forfeitures, or formal findings, the board can’t tell the public what it did and why, according to board members and staff who cite the law creating the board.
Not ironic at all.
The Legislators designed it that way.
Posted by dad29 on December 29, 2008 at 1711 hrs
Do open records come into play here at all? Not that I have ever achieved any level of success with that avenue…
Posted by GAMazy on December 29, 2008 at 2042 hrs
Also notice that the GAB hasn’t updated their website with campaign finance reports since July. There have been two reporting deadlines in September and October, yet reports for these periods are nowhere to be found. Glad to see the increased efficiency of the GAB.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 29, 2008 at 2248 hrs
why wasn’t this brought out before passage?
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 30, 2008 at 1033 hrs
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