Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Senator Tarr’s Statement of the Senate Posting Roll Call Votes Starting Today
Today I released the following statement
regarding the Massachusetts State Senate posting all roll call votes made by
the members of the Senate on the General Court’s website. The measure requiring
the posting of roll call votes was from a Senate Rule filed by the Senate
Republican Caucus that set May 1st as the deadline of such postings, which
passed unanimously by a vote of 39-0:
“Today
marks the beginning of a new era of transparency and accountability for the
Massachusetts Senate, and a clear victory for citizens who deserve to know how
members are voting on the issues that affect all of us. Senate Republicans have worked hard to make
this information available, and to garner the bipartisan support needed to
reach that goal.
Providing
timely access to information can and will make our democracy stronger, and the
posting of Senate roll calls in an easily accessible format within 48 hours is
a major milestone. Having reached that milestone,
our caucus will continue the fight to open up what happens on Beacon Hill to
the light of public scrutiny.”
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