Act, Section 4-B-5

This "sunshine" or transparency section is intended to ensure that the activities of the Electoral Trust will always remain open to the public. Except as required by law, meetings of the Board will be publicized in advance using various media and will be recorded and the records held available for public inspection; and many meetings may be broadcast in real time on radio or TV. Examples of laws that might preclude public inspection of meetings or the records resulting therefrom include Title 5, Part I, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Sections 552 and 552b of the U.S. Code, which prohibit public access to meetings that involve, among other things, personnel rules where disclosure of information of a personal nature would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or contract negotiations in which proprietary information could be unnecessarily exposed.

Stern & Holman, 2002, p. 10 wrote:
Do the meetings have to be open to the public? The Act does not require it.

This suggestion was adopted.

Stern & Holman, 2002, p. 10 wrote:
What is a quorum and what vote is required for action? Is it a majority of those present and voting, or a majority of the membership of 435?

The issue here is how to best persuade the Board of Trustees to refrain from misconduct. A quorum would provide some assurance, but this goal is better accomplished by requiring that all meeting be publicized in advance and open to the public. Additionally constraining the Board of Trustees with a quorum would likely have no practical relevance.