Int 0003-1998
Candidate Appearances, Commercials etc.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 1998-01-22
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 1998-01-22Passed: 1998-10-22
Committee on Governmental Operations — Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency and Law Department.
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17 passed · 33 died
This bill: 273 days in committee
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Sponsors (19)
Peter F. Vallone(prime)
Martin Malave-Dilan
Thomas K. Duane
Guillermo Linares
Stanley E. Michels
Mary Pinkett
Morton Povman
Annette M. Robinson
Una Clarke
Stephen DiBrienza
June M. Eisland
Lloyd Henry
Mark Green
Ronnie M. Eldridge
Wendell Foster
Howard L. Lasher
Sheldon S. Leffler
John D. Sabini
Priscilla A. Wooten
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
1998-01-22 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
1998-01-22 · City Council
ActionPrinted Item Laid on Desk
1998-02-12 · Legislative Documents Unit
HeardHearing Held by Committee
1998-04-06 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
1998-04-06 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeardHearing Held by Committee
1998-10-22 · Committee on Governmental Operations
AdvancedApproved by Committee
1998-10-22 · Committee on Governmental Operations
ActionFiled by Council
1998-10-22 · City Council
Attachments (1)
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 1116 of the New York city charter is hereby amended by adding a new subparagraph c to read as follows:
c. It shall be a violation of this section for an officer or employee of the city who is a candidate for any elective city office to appear or otherwise participate in any television, radio or printed advertisement or commercial on behalf of the City of New York which is funded, in whole or part, by governmental funds or resources on or after January first in the year an election for such office shall be held. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the ordinary communications between officers and employees of the city and the public and between elected officials and their constituencies except for the period of thirty days prior to a primary or general election in which such person is a candidate for any elective city office.
�2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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