Int 0163-2006
Permitting anyone who is otherwise eligible to register and vote, and who is at least 16 years old, to register to vote in municipal elections.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2006-03-01
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2006-03-01Passed: 2009-12-31
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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24% of similar bills passed
12 passed · 38 died
This bill: 1401 days in committee
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IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2006-03-01 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2006-03-01 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2009-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2006-03-01 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter forty-six of the charter of the city of New York is hereby amended to add a new section 1057-b to read as follows:
§1057-b Qualifications of voters for municipal elections. A person shall vote at any election for municipal office if he or she is or will be, on the day of such election, sixteen years of age or over, and meets all the other qualifications and requirements to vote set forth in the new york state election law.
§2. This local law shall take effect 90 days after enactment.
SD
Int657/2005