[Michlib-l] Fwd: [alacro-l] ALA president urges Michigan governor to veto bill prohibiting access to information

[Cathy Lancaster]

Nearly 5,000 signatures were delivered to Governor Snyder!

http://everylibrary.org/veto-sb571-petition-delivered-governor-snyder/


*Cathy Lancaster*
*Coordinator of Youth Services*
*Traverse Area District Library*
(231) 932-8560
610 Woodmere Ave.
Traverse City, MI 49686

On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Warren, Leslie A <lwarren at nmu.edu> wrote:

> SB 571 is getting national attention. Learn more at
> http://www.milibraries.org/mla-urges-governor-snyder-to-veto-sb-571/.
>
> Leslie Warren
> President, Michigan Library Association
>
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
> *Date:* December 22, 2015 at 4:31:17 PM EST
> *To:* "alacro-l at lists.ala.org" <alacro-l at lists.ala.org>
> *Subject:* *[alacro-l] ALA president urges Michigan governor to veto bill
> prohibiting access to information*
> *Reply-To:* Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
>
> For Immediate Release
> Tue, 12/22/2015
>
> *Contact:*
>
> Marci Merola
>
> Director
>
> Office for Library Advocacy
>
> American Library Association
>
> 312-280-2431
>
> mmerola at ala.org
>
> CHICAGO — American Library Association (ALA) President Sari Feldman urges
> Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to veto a campaign reform bill that would
> ultimately impact Michigan residents’ access to campaign information.
> Senate Bill 571 was passed on Dec. 16, with amendments from the House
> including a provision that bars government employees from using public
> funds to distribute information about a local ballot proposal 60 days
> before it appears on the ballot.
>
>
> “While the intent of the Michigan legislature may be to ensure that
> government employees are proper stewards of public funding,” said Feldman.
> “In actuality, this broad-sweeping bill prohibits one of their public
> bodies – the library – from doing one of its main jobs: providing the
> voters of Michigan unbiased access to information, including factual
> information about local campaigns and ballot measures. On behalf of
> librarians around the country, I urge the governor to veto this bill.”
>
>
> The provision in question is Item 3, Section 57, which states: “A public
> body, or a person acting for a public body, shall not, during the period 60
> days before an election in which a local ballot question appears on a
> ballot, use public funds or resources for a communication by means of
> radio, television, mass mailing, or prerecorded telephone message if that
> communication references a local ballot question and is targeted to the
> relevant electorate where the local ballot question appears on the ballot.”
> In addition, public employees violating this ruling could be fined anywhere
> from $1,000 to $20,000 and could be imprisoned. For more information, visit
> the Michigan Library Association,
> http://www.milibraries.org/mla-urges-governor-snyder-to-veto-sb-571/ .
>
>
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> largest library association in the world, providing association
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