Int 0560-2005
Board of elections notifying city residents who voted by affidavit or paper ballot as to whether or not their vote was tallied.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2005-02-16
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2005-02-16Passed: 2005-12-31
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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Sponsors (19)
Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.(prime)
Yvette D. Clarke
Allan W. Jennings, Jr.
Philip Reed
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2005-02-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2005-02-16 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2005-05-02 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2005-05-02 · Committee on Governmental Operations
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2005-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Governmental Operations · 2005-05-02 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Hearing Room, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2005-02-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (2)
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 46 of the charter of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 1059, to read as follows:
§1059 Tally notification for affidavit and paper ballot voters. (a) The board of elections shall notify in writing any person who voted in a general or special election by either affidavit or paper ballot as to whether or not their vote was eventually tallied. If such votes were not tallied, such notification must provide an explanation.
(b) Notification must be provided no later than ninety days after the board of elections has certified the winners for all offices on the ballots.
§2. This local law shall take effect sixty days after its enactment.
LS #2031
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1/12/05