Access to public information got a strong re-endorsement from Florida voters Nov. 5.
In the future, each house of the state legislature must muster a two-thirds vote before adding new open-government exemptions.
This is not the first time Florida’s voters have spoken out strongly for transparent government. A decade ago, voters overwhelmingly passed a Public Records and Meetings Constitutional Amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to attend public meetings and see public records.
Voters approved the constitutional amendment by a 3-1 margin.
The super-majority requirement previously passed the legislature with only four dissenting votes.