Colorado Electronic Open Records Bill Gets Another Hearing

DENVER (AP) — A bill to modernize Colorado’s Open Records Act is being considered by a Senate committee that killed the idea over security concerns last year.
Democratic Sen. John Kefalas’ bill would allow citizens to more easily analyze public documents by requiring state agencies to provide them in their original, computer-friendly electronic formats.
There are exceptions, such as when an agency doesn’t have the technical know-how to do so.
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