Int 0186-2018
Increasing the minimum thresholds for eligibility for public funding for candidates for city council.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2018-01-31
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would increase the threshold required to obtain public funding for candidates for the Council to $10,000 in matchable contributions (up from $5,000), including at least 150 contributions from residents of the applicable district (up from 75).
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.
How it compares
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18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 1430 days in committee
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Sponsors (3)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 186
- Int. No. 186
- January 31, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 01-31-2018
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - January 31, 2018
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 3-703 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 67 for the year 2007, is amended to read as follows:
(iv) member of the city council, not less than [five] ten thousand dollars in matchable contributions comprised of sums of up to one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor including at least [seventy-five] one hundred fifty matchable contributions of ten dollars or more from residents of the district in which the seat is to be filled.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
DSS
LS 596
LS 612/Int. 67/2014
12/28/17
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