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The statue particularly addresses meetings conducted via videoconference, stating:

1. A public body that uses videoconferencing to conduct its meetings shall provide an opportunity for the public to attend, listen and observe at any site at which a member participates.

2. If videoconferencing is used to conduct a meeting, the public notice for the meeting shall inform the public that videoconferencing will be used, identify the locations for the meeting, and state that the public has the right to attend the meeting at any of the locations.

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The Public Meetings Law does not specifically address meetings conducted by conference calls, e-mail or other electronic devices. The Wyoming Supreme Court has not ruled on whether a "gathering" by electronic means would meet the definition of a meeting as set forth in the 1995 Amendments.

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School board members may violate KOMA if three (a majority of the quorum) or more members simultaneously engage in interactive discussion of board business through the use of computers. K.S.A. 75-4317, et seq. However, the sending of electronic mail to other board members, standing alone, does not constitute "interactive communications" under KOMA. Op.Atty.Gen. 95-13 (1995). Bit see 1.D.1. above.

The law specifically applies to electronic meetings, defining a “meeting” as a formal or informal gathering or a work session, whether in person or through electronic means such as telephone or videoconference. N.D.C.C. § 44-04-17.1(9) (emphasis added).

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