Section 1054. Voter assistance commission

a.  There  shall  be a voter
  assistance commission, the head of which shall be elected by the members
  of the commission from among their membership  which  shall  consist  of
  sixteen  members  and  which  shall  advise all appropriate officials on
  matters relating to voter registration and voter  participation  in  New
  York  city.  The  commission shall include the first deputy mayor, or if
  there is no first deputy mayor, such other deputy  mayor  as  the  mayor
  shall  designate to serve on this commission, the director of the office
  of management and budget, the president of the board of  education,  the
  public  advocate,  the executive director of the board of elections, the
  corporation counsel and the chair of  the  campaign  finance  board.  In
  addition  there  shall  be  nine  members  broadly representative of (1)
  groups that are underrepresented among those who vote and or among those
  who are registered to vote, (2)  community,  voter  registration,  civil
  rights,  and  disabled  groups,  and (3) the business community. Each of
  these members shall serve for a  three  year  term,  with  three  to  be
  appointed  by  the  mayor  and  the remaining six to be appointed by the
  council. Of the three members initially  appointed  by  the  mayor,  one
  shall serve for a term which expires on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
  ninety,  one  shall  serve  for  a term which expires on June thirtieth,
  nineteen hundred ninety-one, and  one  shall  serve  for  a  term  which
  expires  on  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-two. Of the six
  members initially appointed by the council, two shall  serve  for  terms
  expiring on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety, two shall serve for
  terms  expiring  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred ninety-one, and two
  shall serve for terms  expiring  on  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred
  ninety-two.   The   members   of  the  commission  shall  serve  without
  compensation.
    b. The commission, with the advice and assistance of the  coordinator,
  shall:
    1. monitor the performance of the voter assistance program established
  by this chapter;
    2. make such recommendations as it deems appropriate to the mayor, the
  council,  the  borough  presidents, and the board of elections for steps
  that could and should be taken by such officials or bodies  or  by  city
  agencies  to  encourage  and facilitate voter registration and voting by
  all residents of New York City who are eligible to vote;
    3. undertake, by itself or in cooperation with other public or private
  entities,  activities  intended  to  encourage  and   facilitate   voter
  registration  and  voting  by  all  residents  of  New York City who are
  eligible to vote;
    4. receive and review the annual report of the  coordinator  of  voter
  assistance,  and,  together  with  such comments as the commission deems
  necessary and appropriate, forward copies of such report to  the  mayor,
  the council, the borough presidents, and all other public officials with
  responsibilities  for  policies,  programs and appropriations related to
  voter registration and voting in New York City and to  private  entities
  that  are  currently  or  potentially involved in activities intended to
  increase voter registration and voting; and
    5. hold public hearings, at  least  once  annually,  between  the  day
  following  the  general  election  and  December twenty-first, regarding
  voter registration and participation in New York City;