Int 0774-2018
Per contributor amount of the public funding threshold for eligibility.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2018-04-11
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2018-04-11Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would reduce the per contributor amount required for the public funding threshold for eligibility from $10 to $5.
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 (9)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-06-20 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2019-06-20 · Committee on Governmental Operations
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Governmental Operations · 2019-06-20 · 1:00 PM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2018-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (8)
- Summary of Int. No. 774
- Int. No. 774
- April 11, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2018
- Committee Report 6/20/19
- Hearing Testimony 6/20/19
- Hearing Transcript 6/20/19
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 3-703 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(a) The threshold for eligibility for public funding for participating candidates in a primary or general election, or special election to fill a vacancy, shall be in the case of:
(i) mayor, not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars in matchable contributions comprised of sums up to one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor including at least one thousand matchable contributions of [ten] five dollars or more;
(ii) public advocate and comptroller, not less than one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars in matchable contributions comprised of sums of up to one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor including at least five hundred matchable contributions of [ten] five dollars or more;
(iii) borough president, an amount equal to the number of persons living in such borough as determined by the last census multiplied by two cents in matchable contributions comprised of sums of up to one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor including at least one hundred matchable contributions of [ten] five dollars or more from residents of the borough, or ten thousand dollars comprised of sums of up to one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor, whichever is greater.
(iv) member of the city council, not less than five thousand dollars in matchable contributions comprised of sums of up to one hundred seventy-five dollars per contributor including at least seventy-five matchable contributions of [ten] five dollars or more from residents of the district in which the seat is to be filled.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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