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This bill would require the Campaign Finance Board to include a copy of each recipient’s recent voter history with the Voter Guide mailed to them every four years.

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Int. No. 848-A

 

By Council Members Torres, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Deutsch, Williams, Espinal, Kallos, Rose, Barron and Ulrich

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to sending voting histories to voters

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of subdivision a of section 1053 of the New York city charter, as designated and amended by local law number 170 for the year 2016, are amended, and a new paragraph 5 is added to such subdivision,  to read as follows:

3.  information on each candidate, including but not limited to name, party affiliation, present and previous public offices held, present occupation and employer, prior employment and other public service experience, educational background, a listing of major organizational affiliations and endorsements, and a concise statement by each candidate of his or her principles, platform or views; [and]

4.  where there is a ballot proposal or referendum, concise statements explaining such proposal or referendum and an abstract of each such proposal or referendum; and

5. For a voter guide mailed in connection with the citywide primary and general elections held every four years, such voter guide shall include for each registered voter a list of the primary and general elections held over the previous four calendar years for which, according to the records of the board of elections, such voter was registered to vote and whether such voter voted in each such election. Such information may be printed separately from such voter guide, provided that it is included with the mailing of such voter guide.

§ 2. This local law takes effect on January 1, 2018.

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LS 3343/2014

5/16/17  5:41PM