million fundraiser in 2001. Nearly two years later, BCC had raised only $2,000, all of it from NYU alumni. By 2009, the Hall of Fame was largely being maintained by two local historians, Art and Susan Zuckerman, who said the hall had 5,000 visitors per year. Many of the honorees had fallen into obscurity, leading Susan Zuckerman to say: "If you know 70 percent of the names, you’re doing well." BCC announced plans in 2015 to raise $25 to $50 million for a renovation of the Gould Library, including an expansion of the Hall of Fame into the library. In August 2017, following a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, New York governor Andrew Cuomo ordered that the busts of Confederate States Army generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson be removed. Following the removals, the Hall of Fame had 96 busts and space for six additional busts. CUNY planned to host an election to fill the two remaining spots, but there were still no funds for these elections. The Hall of Fame was deteriorating by 2018, with cracked masonry in many places and bird droppings on some of the busts. The Cultural Landscape Foundation described the Hall of Fame as being one of several historic sites across the United States that were "at risk". Nominations All nominees had to be citizens of the United States, whether naturalized or native-born, and they were required to have died at least 25 years prior to nomination. Originally, inductees were required to have died at least 10 years before their nomination, but this was increased in 1922. In addition, only people who had made a "major contribution to the economic, political, or cultural life of the nation" were considered for nomination. Voting process Originally, the public could make nominations during March and April of each election year; no nominations were accepted after May 1. By the 1950s, the nomination period lasted for an entire year. If a nominee received a substantial number of votes in a previous election, they were automatically re-nominated for the next election. For example, all nominees who had received more than five votes in 1910 or 1915 were also considered in 1920. The threshold for re-nomination was increased to 20 votes starting in 1935. The board of electors then decided on each nomination from June to October. All electors were required to send in their ballots by October 1;