Whitley

BACKGROUND

On December 20, 2019, Whitley caused to be filed with County of San Bernardino

Registrar of Voters a notice of intent to circulate petition for the initiative, which

included a formal request that Blakemore prepare a ballot title and summary as mandated

by Elections Code section 9105. This proposed ballot measure was the fifth in a series of

2 attempts to add a measure to the ballot, but the prior attempts were the subject of a

lawsuit by County Counsel challenging the validity of the proposed ballot measures.

In December 2019, petitioner sought certification for the ballot of a measure

similar to the four previous measures, although it purported to eliminate the objectionable

provisions. If passed, the proposed initiative would require:

The board of supervisors shall publish a monthly report of the daily activities and

work accomplished by every county employee, officer, or elected official. The report

shall detail the daily tasks performed by every county employee, officer, or elected

official and shall provide an accurate accounting of the time required to perform each

task. The report shall be published in a manner that is easily accessible by the…