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27 <br />GG -4: Support legislation to grant all counties the option <br />to provide notice of public hearings and other legal notices <br />through electronic means in lieu of required publication in <br />any newspaper. <br />• Newspaper subscriptions have greatly decreased with more <br />people getting their information from electronic sources. <br />• All counties now have Web sites and the ability to share le- <br />gally required notices electronically. <br />GG -5: Seek legislation to authorize special elections in any <br />year in which there is an election. <br />• Legislation in 2014 required local governments to hold spe- <br />cial elections only during elections where all precincts are <br />open, effectively limiting them to even - numbered years. <br />• This prevents counties from holding elections for revenue <br />referendums in a time frame when funds are needed for a <br />specific project. <br />GG -6: Oppose collective bargaining programs for local gov- <br />ernment employees. <br />GG -7: Seek legislation to amend NCGS 132 -1(b), "Public Re- <br />cords" by changing "the people" to "its citizens." <br />• A proliferation of voluminous public records requests from <br />research entities and special interest groups out of state has <br />consumed inordinate amounts of county staff time. <br />• This change would only require public records be provided to <br />in -state residents or business entities, but would not prohibit <br />counties from providing them to those outside the state. <br />2015 Legislative Goals <br />