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Open Government Mediation Program

In 1997, the Department of Law pressed for legislation to amend Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records acts to give the Department the ability to help citizens and government agencies resolve their disputes without resorting to litigation. After the legislation was passed, our office moved to create an informal mediation program to help Georgia’s citizens with questions or concerns about local government’s decisions to close meetings to the public or governmental responses to Open Records requests. 

Upon receiving a complaint from a Georgia citizen, attorneys at the Department of Law work to ensure that local governments provide access to meetings and records that Georgia citizens are entitled to under the law.

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Please be aware that the information you submit through this form will become an open record. Your complaint may be shared with the government entity involved to allow the government entity to respond.  If you have any sensitive information, please do not submit it through this form.

After your complaint is submitted, an attorney from our office will contact you within a few days.

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Contact Jennifer Colangelo

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Open Government: Related News

March 15, 2022
Carr Recognizes National Sunshine Week, Continues to Champion Open Government in Georgia
March 16, 2020
Carr Recognizes National Sunshine Week, Continues to Champion Open Government during Coronavirus Outbreak
December 23, 2019
Carr: Former Atlanta Employee Found Guilty of Open Records Act Violations
February 11, 2019
Carr: Former City of Atlanta Employee Cited for Open Records Act Violations
November 16, 2018
Carr Joins USG in Celebrating Ethics Awareness Week, Provides Update on Open Government Tour

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