59 Public Records
Constitutional Amendment

California has laws that give the public the right to see government records and attend government meetings. Some records, such as medical testing and law enforcement, are not made public to protect people’s privacy. These laws are not part of the State Constitution.
 

Make it part of the State Constitution that government meetings and the writings of public officials and agencies be open to the public. To limit access to the public, the government would have to show a reason why.
 

Small cost to state and local governments to make information available to the public.
 

Arguments for Prop 59:		Arguments against Prop 59:
Prop 59 strengthens our right of access to information about state and local government by putting it in the State Constitution. website		Our laws about access to public records are good enough. We do not need to change the State Constitution.