Location
Virtual meeting on Zoom. (See below for details.)
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hosted by the League of Women Voters of California, the First Amendment Coalition’s open-government experts will provide an in-depth presentation on your rights to access public meetings in California. The presentation will be 45 minutes, reserving 15 minutes at the end for questions.
The presentation will focus on the Ralph M. Brown Act’s open-meeting requirements for local legislative bodies, including recent law changes that affect teleconferencing and decorum rules.
The session will cover:
The presentation will focus on the Ralph M. Brown Act’s open-meeting requirements for local legislative bodies, including recent law changes that affect teleconferencing and decorum rules.
The session will cover:
- Your right to give public comment and what restrictions government bodies can place on the public
- What government business can be done behind closed doors
- Common complaints from members of the public about accessing and participating in meetings
- Where First Amendment speech protections intersect with the government’s ability to manage proceedings.
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This event is related to which committees:
LWV Diablo Valley Action Committee
