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The Ralph M. Brown Act is a California law that guarantees the public's right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies. Located at California Government Code 54950 et seq., it is an act of the California State Legislature, authored by Assemblymember Ralph M. Brown and passed in 1953.
Open town meeting is the form of town meeting in which all registered voters of a town are eligible to vote, together acting as the town's legislature. Town Meeting is typically held annually in the spring, often over the course of several evenings, but there is also provision to call additional special meetings.
This method of voting is not heavily utilized yet but has been available in El Dorado County, California, for the 2008 election year where more than 500 voters used the drop boxes, [1] and in Calgary, Alberta, for the 2017 election. [2] On Wednesday, March 26, 2020, the Town of Vernon, CT held a historic drive-thru vote and town meeting. [3]
When Californians attend local government meetings for the sake of disruption, lawmakers often don’t know what to do.That could change soon, under a bill passed by the Legislature Monday. SB ...
Article 2, Section 6, of California's constitution provides that elections for county, city, school, and judicial offices are officially non-partisan and political party affiliations are not included on local election ballots.
(The Center Square) - A California judge ruled the City of Huntington Beach can keep its new rule requiring voters to present identification — for the time being. “The Court finds that this ...
The Bakersfield City Council is the main governing body for Bakersfield, California. Under the council-manager form of government, the city council is the most powerful branch of government. It has seven members who represent seven wards. The city council meetings are presided over by the elected mayor. [1]
The California Supreme Court, pictured in December, ruled unanimously that the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Initiative" shall not appear on November ballots.