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NY S07847
Bill
Status
9/14/2012
Primary Sponsor
Adriano Espaillat
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AI Summary
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Reduces NYC Board of Elections from 10 to 5 commissioners, with 2 appointed by City Council Speaker, 2 by NYC Mayor, and 1 jointly by both who serves as Chairperson
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Requires each pair of commissioners appointed by the same official to be from different political parties, and the joint appointee to be from a different party than their predecessor
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Prohibits commissioners from being political party officers, city employees, lobbyists, or holding most other public offices; bans campaign participation and financial contributions to candidates
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Changes commissioner terms in NYC from 2 years to 3 years and limits service to a maximum of 4 terms
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Requires NYC Board of Elections to create a public-accessible computer database with names, addresses, and voting locations of all eligible voters, and electronically notify voters of election information
Legislative Description
Makes reforms to the New York city board of elections by decreasing members to five; provides that two shall be appointed by the speaker of the city council, two appointed by the NYC mayor and one appointed by both; provides for three year terms; limits such service to four terms; provides that members shall not hold public office or participate in another candidate's campaign; restricts financial contributions to candidates.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
9/14/2012