New York (State). Constitutional Convention 1967

During the 1960's there was a growing demand among New Yorkers to hold a convention to revise the State Constitution. This Constitution had been in existence since 1894 and contained a large number of amendments approved by voters during subsequent years. In 1965, the legislature (Laws of 1965, Chapter 371) put the question before the voters of whether or not to hold a convention. The voters approved a convention, to be held in 1967.

The legislature (Laws of 1965, Chapter 443) soon created a Temporary State Commission on the Revision and Simplification of the Constitution and to Prepare for a Constitutional Convention. This Commission made a comprehensive study of the Constitution and compiled several volumes of information for the use of delegates. In November 1966, New York voters elected 186 delegates to the convention.

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