Int 1476-2017
Payments to the NYC Board of Elections.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2017-02-15
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2017-02-15Passed: 2017-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to accept credit cards as payment for fees and charges, and to have change available for cash transactions.
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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16 passed · 34 died
This bill: 319 days in committee
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Sponsors (2)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2017-02-15 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (3)
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 46 of the New York city charter is amended to add a new section 1057-f, to read as follows:
� 1057-f Payments to the board of elections. a. The board of elections in the city of New York shall accept credit cards, pursuant to the requirements of section 5 of the general municipal law, for the payment of charges and fees incurred for services rendered by the board.
b. The headquarters of the board of elections in the city of New York, as well as each branch office, shall provide change to persons who pay a charge or fee in cash to the board.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law.
BJR
LS 8789
1/30/17 5:52PM
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