Legislation Details

File #: Int 0003-1998    Version: * Name: Candidate Appearances, Commercials etc.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations
On agenda: 1/22/1998
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter in relation to prohibiting an officer or employee of the city who is a candidate for an elective city office to appear or otherwise participate in any television, radio or printed advertisement or commercial on behalf of the City of New York which is funded, in whole or in part, by governmental funds or resources on or after January first in the year an election for such office shall be held.
Sponsors: Peter F. Vallone, Martin Malave-Dilan, Thomas K. Duane, Guillermo Linares, Stanley E. Michels, Mary Pinkett, Morton Povman, Annette M. Robinson, Una Clarke, Stephen DiBrienza, June M. Eisland, Lloyd Henry, Mark Green, Ronnie M. Eldridge, Wendell Foster, Howard L. Lasher, Sheldon S. Leffler, John D. Sabini, Priscilla A. Wooten
Council Member Sponsors: 19
Attachments: 1. Committee Report
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
10/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone City Council Filed by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone Committee on Governmental Operations Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone Committee on Governmental Operations Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/6/1998*Peter F. Vallone Committee on Governmental Operations Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/6/1998*Peter F. Vallone Committee on Governmental Operations Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/12/1998*Peter F. Vallone Legislative Documents Unit Printed Item Laid on Desk  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
Int. No. 3
 
 
By The Speaker (Council Member Vallone) and Council Members Malave-Dilan, Duane, Linares, Michels, Pinkett, Povman, Robinson, Clarke, DiBrienza, Eisland, Henry and the Public Advocate (Mr. Green); also Council Members Eldridge, Foster, Lasher, Leffler, Sabini and Wooten -- read and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
 
 
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter in relation to prohibiting an officer or employee of the city who is a candidate for an elective city office to appear or otherwise participate in any television, radio or printed advertisement or commercial on behalf of the City of New York which is funded, in whole or in part, by governmental funds or resources on or after January first in the year an election for such office shall be held.
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
 
 
      Section 1.  Section 1116 of the New York city charter is hereby amended by adding a new subparagraph c to read as follows:
      c.      It shall be a violation of this section for an officer or employee of the city who is a candidate for any elective city office to appear or otherwise participate in any television, radio or printed advertisement or commercial on behalf of the City of New York which is funded, in whole or part, by governmental funds or resources on or after January first in the year an election for such office shall be held.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit the ordinary communications between officers and employees of the city and the public and between elected officials and their constituencies except for the period of thirty days prior to a primary or general election in which such person is a candidate for any elective city office.
      ยง2.      This local law shall take effect immediately.