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Int 0775-2018

Small campaign exemption limit.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2018-04-11

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2018-04-11Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

The small campaign exemption limit is currently set by Campaign Finance Board rule. This bill would instead set that limit at $3,000.

Committee on Governmental OperationsMunicipal 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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This bill: 1360 days in committee

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Sponsors (5)

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)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new subdivision 23, to read as follows: 23. The term "small campaign" shall mean a campaign where neither the expected total cumulative contributions nor the expected total cumulative expenditures of a candidate, including expenditures made with the candidate's personal funds, exceeds $3,000. � 2. Subdivision 6-a of section 3-703 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: 6-a. Any rules promulgated by the board to require that disclosure reports submitted pursuant to this chapter be submitted in an electronic format shall provide exemptions for small campaigns, [as defined by board rules,] and for other campaigns that demonstrate that submission in an electronic format would pose a substantial hardship. � 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law, except that the campaign finance board may take such actions as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date. BJR LS 5624 3/22/18 4:30PM 1