Evaluation of Maryland state website

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Usability
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Administrative Officials
Ethics
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Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Taxes
State agency websites

Contents

Maryland.gov is the website for the state of Maryland.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • Site has a search function and is easy to navigate.
  • Budget is published.[1]
  • State tax information is provided.[2]
  • Elected officials are listed with contact information.[3]
  • Administrative officials are listed with contact information in a searchable database.[4]
  • State contracts are published.[5]
  • Ethics information is available.[6]
  • Financial audit reports are published.[7]
  • The full Maryland Public Information Act is published.[8]
  • Provides list of all registered lobbyists.[9]

[edit] The bad

  • Does not provide any information on state-paid lobbying and agency lobbying contracts.
  • Contact information/form for making public records requests is provided by some departments, but not all.[10]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Budget
  2. ↑ Dept of Assessment and Taxes
  3. ↑ Contact Us
  4. ↑ Phonebook
  5. ↑ Contracts
  6. ↑ Ethics
  7. ↑ CAFR
  8. ↑ Public Information Act
  9. ↑ Lobbyists
  10. ↑ Search "public records request"
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