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San Juan County Public Meetings Amendment Proposition (November 2012)

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A San Juan County Public Meetings Amendment measure was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in San Juan County, which is in Washington.

If approved, this proposition amends the San Juan County Charter to establish all meetings of the County Council to be public except under certain exceptions.[1]

Election results

San Juan County Amendment Prop. 3
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 7,085 84.59%
No1,29115.41%

Election results from San Juan County, Current Election Results.

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

The San Juan County Charter Review Commission has proposed amendments to the San Juan County Charter concerning open public meetings. This measure would add a provision to the county charter to state that all meetings of the County Council and all committees thereof be open to the public except when a private (executive) session or closed session is allowed by law. This

measure also includes technical revisions and clarifications to the charter.

Should this proposal be:

Approved

Rejected[1][2]


See also


Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 San Juan County Elections Voter Guide (dead link)
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.



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