http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/think_online_sunshine_act_locally Comments for "Think online sunshine, act locally" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/think_online_sunshine_act_locally <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><a href="/under_the_dome/the_principles_of_online_sunshine">Online sunshine</a> isn&#39;t just for state government.</p><p>It&#39;s tempting for a local official to think that keeping public records in a three-ring binder in a downtown office building is good enough. After all, why would anyone in another city want to see the mayor&#39;s campaign finance records?</p><p>Except when the mayor&#39;s running for governor. </p><p>Dome — and many other reporters, bloggers and citizens — is curious about where Charlotte Mayor <a href="/under_the_dome/profiles/pat_mccrory">Pat McCrory</a> has raised his money in the last year. (Especially since he won&#39;t have to file a campaign finance report for his gubernatorial run for a while yet.)</p><p>But those records are at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte.</p><p>As Jim Morrill has <a href="http://campaigntracker.blogspot.com/2008/02/24-7-public-records-coming-to-meck.html">noted</a>, the county&#39;s elections director is considering putting the records online to make it a &quot;24-7 public records office.&quot;</p><p>Unfortunately, that would only be for records going forward. </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/think_online_sunshine_act_locally#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/think_online_sunshine_act_locally#comment campaign finance Governor &#039;08 Mecklenburg County online sunshine open government Pat McCrory public records Under the Dome Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:50:21 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 5126 at http://projects.newsobserver.com