Looks like John Beimler’s email address stunt might result in a law that makes it harder to obtain email addresses from local governments in Wake County.
The bill, H.1921 reads in part:
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, when a unit of local government maintains an electronic mail list of individual subscribers, Chapter 132 of the General Statutes does not require that unit of local government to provide a copy of the list. The list shall be available for public inspection in either printed or electronic format or both as the unit of local government elects.
The bill has been kicked back into committee after returning from the Senate, so it remains to be seen if it will become law. With only a day (or two, tops) left in this legislative session we’ll know soon enough.
Update: it was just moved to be placed on today’s calendar.
Interesting part of the bill:
SECTION 3. This act applies only to Wake County, the City of Raleigh, and the Towns of Apex, Cary, Fuquay?Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon, and to Yadkin County.
Why limit it to the county and cities in Wake County?
Ask Chris Heagarty. It’s his bill.