Nonvoting in the California Legislature

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This paper describes a problem investigated by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights on nonvoting in the California legislature and the lack of transparency of the legislative process. The paper discusses the impact on public interest bills that nonvoting has and the reasons for the lack of transparency.

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"The problem examined is this study is clearly defined in the beginning of the report in the executive summary. The investigation was ordered because the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights was concerned that many public interest bills were not getting through the state legislator because of substantial nonvoting by members. They were also concerned about the lack of transparency of the legislative process and its accountability because the public does not have complete access to legislator voting records in general or to Senator nonvoting records, meaning the public."

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