The New York State Constitutional Convention in Historical Perspective

7 p.m.
Off-Site
Free

On November 7, 2017, voters will go into voting booths throughout New York State and, as they are every 20 years, will be faced with the Constitutionally mandated question, ”Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” (N.Y. Const., Art XIX, sec 2) 

Recognizing the importance of this civic participation opportunity, a coalition has been formed to conceive and implement a campaign designed to ensure that each of New York’s voters goes to vote with a clearer sense of what a Constitutional Convention could achieve. This keynote panel discussion is an important part of the coalition’s work.

Discussants: Gerald Benjamin, SUNY New Paltz, Christopher Bopst, Sam-Son Logistics, Inc, Henrik (Hank) Dullea, Cornell University and Peter Galie, Canisius College

Moderator: Robert Bullock, Rockefeller Institute for Government

This program will be held at University of Albany, Assembly Hall 

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New York Constitutional Convention
Members of New York's first constitutional convention in front of the Courthouse in Kingston, NY on April 20, 1777 to hear the convention secretary, mounted on a barrel, read the newly ratified constitution to the public. (Source: NY Public Library)