Commission members debate citizen speaking limits, equal time provisions
Members questioned whether proposed section on citizen speaking mandates equal time for proponents and opponents and whether time limits apply per person or as a combined allotment.
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Committee member (S3) pressed the group for clarity on the draft rules' citizen-speaking provisions, asking whether section 3b requires "a rule that allows those forward and those against an issue you have equal time?" The committee discussed whether the example limit of five minutes should apply to each speaker individually or as an aggregate allotment for a group of speakers.
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