Int 0777-2018
Increasing the matchable portion of contributions to $250.
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 increase the matchable portion of contributions from $175 to $250, except for special elections which would be increased from $87 to $125.
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 (4)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-04-11 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2018-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 777
- Int. No. 777
- April 11, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-18
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2018
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 3-705 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
2. (a) If the threshold for eligibility is met, the participating candidate's principal committee shall receive payment for qualified campaign expenditures of six dollars for each one dollar of matchable contributions, up to [one thousand fifty] one thousand five hundred dollars in public funds per contributor (or up to [five hundred twenty-two] seven hundred fifty dollars in public funds per contributor in the case of a special election), obtained and reported to the campaign finance board in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
BJR
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