Barbara Petersen Quotes

You can't have a democracy without open government. People use open records every day, even if they don't realize it. - Barbara Petersen

Women voting in the community outnumber the men. We have to realize that we hold the power. - Barbara Petersen

Who gets paid $100 an hour? The extensive-use fee is supposed to be based on the actual cost incurred. - Barbara Petersen

We're hoping for 100 percent compliance, it's a very simple thing. It's the lack of information, and lack of understanding and education. - Barbara Petersen

We wanted to see what happened when the average citizen goes in and makes a public-records request. - Barbara Petersen

We wanted to see that things had gotten better. The compliance was the same as it was. - Barbara Petersen

We could do it better, couldn't we? And I'm right here. - Barbara Petersen

They weigh the issues, the competing interests, and make clear decisions on what might be a good bill and what might be a bad bill. They pay attention. Most of the bad bills do die. - Barbara Petersen

There's nothing in the law that says they have to give 24-hour notice. - Barbara Petersen

The purpose of this audit was to test the public-records compliance for the public, not the media. We specifically didn't want people who were savvy with the law. - Barbara Petersen

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