State voting records open up!
In California. Crap.
To be fair, The Az legislature has a great reputation for opening up data. When asked. It has provided attendance records, lobbyist disclosures (crappy though they may be), and dozens of reports at various parties’ request.
But California has made the logical leap from mere openness to transparency. And all signs point to it being legitimate (moreso than, say, data.gov). The “Official California Legislative Information” website now trumpets a downloadable database that appears to be updated daily, allowing citizens a reliable way to answer the question, “How is my representative reflecting my beliefs?”
Bravo to Maplight and the California First Amendment Coalition for fighting the fight. And kudos to California for admitting it’s mistakes and trying to move past them.
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