Jimmy Who?, by Leslie Wheeler: on Government Reform


Pushed government-in-sunshine open-meetings laws

As governor, Carter pushed for "government-in-sunshine" legislation. He proposed a law opening many government meetings to the public and to reporters. This was a revision of the state's previous open-meetings law, and some questioned whether the revisions were actually an improvement. Carter was also largely responsible for the passage of a campaign financial disclosure bill, requiring candidates to make public disclosures of all contributions of $101 or more.
Source: Jimmy Who?, by Leslie Wheeler, p. 81 Jan 1, 1976

  • The above quotations are from Jimmy Who?
    An Examination of Presidential Candidate Jimmy Carter
    by Leslie Wheeler .
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