The legislation would add a clause to city rules that determine eligibility for the public matching program.
Current members of the body are looking to make it harder for him.
Restler said that the legislation would apply to anyone expelled from the Council — though only King has been removed since the local government was reorganized in the 1989 Charter revision. The legislation would add a clause to city rules that determine eligibility for the public program, which matches contributions for Council candidates of up to $175 from New York City residents 8 to 1 — a lucrative funding boost that allowedLosing out on that flow of cash would make running more difficult from King, who said in an interview that the Council should only be considering legislation that improves the lives of voters and not pushing bills because of politics.
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