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1,958 records and counting — 34 still ahead across 50 states. Council votes surface here before they happen; rallies and town halls while there’s still time to show up. Nothing is ever deleted — what passes into the past stays on the record, so you can trace what was proposed, who showed up, and what it led to.

What’s coming up — and where to show up. Every record cites its primary source.

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Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting $26.5 million was at stake

On the agenda: Rock Island City Council Study Session — License Plate Reader (Jul 10)

Rock Island, Illinois · Monday, July 10, 2023 — 3 years ago

The published agenda for the July 10, 2023 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “License Plate Reader”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001367 · archived, never deleted
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting

In the minutes: Rock Island meeting, automated license plate (Feb 27)

Rock Island, Illinois · Monday, February 27, 2023 — 4 years ago

Meeting minutes published with the February 27, 2023 meeting documents record: "automated license plate", "ALPR". These terms appear in the minutes, not as items on that agenda. The document stays here as a permanent public record.

On the record: “automated license plate”“ALPR”“LICENSE PLATE READER”“Flock Safety”
The full record → · Read the agenda ↗ · DKT-2026-001880 · archived, never deleted

How the Docket works

Every record here is a dated civic fact — a government meeting with surveillance technology on the published agenda, a council vote, a hearing, a rally, a deadline. Upcoming items tell you where to show up; showing up is how towns win. Past items never come off the record: they are the research archive of what was proposed, when, and where. Every record carries a permanent ID and cites its primary source — usually the government’s own published document.

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