Victory for Open Meetings

Decision of Compliance Board in Favor of My Complaint Against the Montgomery County Board of Elections

The Open Meetings Act Compliance Board has just ruled on my complaint the the MoCo Board of Elections violated the Open Meetings Act when 3 of its members (all Republicans) held a conference call during which they discussed and possibly decided which early voting centers would be selected.

I and those who support open meetings won the case. The Compliance Board ruled that although the Board of Elections' counsel claimed that there was no quorum when the 3 Republican members of the Board held their conference call, he was wrong. The Board is now required to publicly acknowledge the decision of the Compliance Board stating that they violated the Open Meetings Act.

This is a victory for open government and allowing the public to see and hear all deliberations of public officials. I am very happy with this decision.