{"id":182,"date":"2015-01-02T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2017-08-06T13:47:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T17:47:54","slug":"1997-concon-referendum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?page_id=182","title":{"rendered":"1997 Constitutional Convention Referendum&#8211;News Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/NewYorkStateAssembly-PNG.png&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8211;The New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse&#8221; global_module=&#8221;720&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; max_width=&#8221;2600&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Information Related to\u00a0New York&#8217;s Nov. 7, 2017 Constitutional Convention Referendum<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;1997 Election Cycle News&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1997 Election Cycle News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Pena, Richard, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/11\/06\/nyregion\/1997-elections-ballot-questions-voters-refuse-take-chances-bond-act-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters Refuse to Take Chances On Bond Act and Convention<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, November 6, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Pena, Richard, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/11\/05\/nyregion\/the-1997-elections-ballot-question-voters-reject-constitutional-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters Reject Constitutional Convention<\/a>, <em>New York Times<\/em>, November 5, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Precious, Tom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/VOTERS_REJECT_PROPOSAL_CALLING_FOR_CONVENTION.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters Reject Proposal Calling for Convention<\/a>, Buffalo News, November 5, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Humbert, Marc, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highbeam.com\/doc\/1P2-22958817.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalition Mounts TV Ad Campaign Against State Constitutional Convention<\/a>, <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, October 31, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Roy, Elizabeth, \u201cOverhaul N.Y.&#8217;s Constitution? Question Doesn&#8217;t Excite Voters, <em>Bond Buyer<\/em>,\u201d October 30, 1997<\/p>\n<p>Nagourney, Adam, &#8220;The 1997 Elections: The Challenger; Messinger Opposes Constitutional Convention,&#8221; <em>New York Times<\/em>, October 29, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Pena, Richard, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/10\/26\/nyregion\/scorn-for-albany-unites-forces-urging-a-new-constitution.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scorn for Albany Unites Forces Urging a New Constitution<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, October 26, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Kolbert, Elizabeth,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/10\/09\/nyregion\/metro-matters-divisive-idea-calls-cuomo-out-of-shell.html?pagewanted=print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divisive Idea Calls Cuomo Out of Shell<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, October 9, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Dao, James, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/10\/08\/nyregion\/pataki-and-d-amato-back-constitutional-convention.html?pagewanted=print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pataki and D\u2019Amato Back Constitutional Convention<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, October 8, 1997.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/easthamptonstar.com\/Archive\/1\/Letters-Editor-100297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letters to the Editor<\/a>, <em>East Hampton Star<\/em>, October 2, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Pena, Richard,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/09\/27\/nyregion\/constitution-is-stealth-issue-of-1997-attracting-strong-feelings.html?pagewanted=print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution Is Stealth Issue of 1997, Attracting Strong Feelings<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, September 27, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Press Release, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/news-and-events\/quinnipiac-university-poll\/new-york-state\/release-detail?ReleaseID=800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[O]nly 49 percent say they&#8217;ll vote for the Constitutional Convention, while 22 say they&#8217;ll vote no, with 29 percent undecided<\/a>, <em>Quinnipiac University Poll<\/em>, September 25, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Precious, Tom, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highbeam.com\/doc\/1P2-22945329.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalition Aims to Block State Constitutional Revision<\/a>, <em>The Buffalo News<\/em>, September 16, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Sorenson, Jon R., &#8220;Rudy Being Shown Pros of Gov&#8217;t &#8216;Con,&#8221; <em>Daily News<\/em>, August 11, 1997.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/07\/24\/nyregion\/voters-favor-convention-on-state-constitution.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters Favor Convention On State Constitution<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, July 24,\u00a01997.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cuomo on the Record: Excerpts From Views On Campaign Issues,&#8221; <em>New York Times<\/em>, September 28, 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Sack, Kevin, &#8220;Race for Governor: Pataki Lists His Differences,&#8221; <em>New York Times<\/em>, September 15, 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Dao, James, &#8220;The 1994 Campaign: The Governor&#8217;s Race,&#8221; <em>New York Times<\/em>,\u00a0September 15, 1994.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Reports 1997 Cycle&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1997 Election Cycle Reports<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.66&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>New York State Bar Association, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycbar.org\/pdf\/report\/uploads\/603--ReportoftheTaskForceontheNYSConstitutionalConvention.pdf\">Report of the Task Force on the State Constitution<\/a>, <em>The Record<\/em>, Vol. 52, No. 5, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin, Gerald, and Henrik N. Dullea, <a title=\"Decision 1997 - Constitutional Change in New York. \" href=\"http:\/\/www.sunypress.edu\/p-3552-decision-1997.aspx\">Decision 1997 &#8211; Constitutional Change in New York<\/a>, Rockefeller Institute Press, March 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin, Gerald, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockinst.org\/pdf\/government_reform\/1994-nys_constitution_a_briefing_book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York State Constitution: A Briefing Book<\/a>, Rockefeller Institute, 1994.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochesterbusinessalliance.com\/core\/contentmanager\/uploads\/PDFs\/publicPolicy\/ConstConvFacts1009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facts Regarding New York&#8217;s Constitution and Constitutional Conventions<\/a>, Rochester Business Alliance, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Op-eds 1997 Cycle&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1997 Election Cycle Op-Eds &amp; Letters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Vote Yes&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vote\u00a0Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Vote Yes Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Editorial, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/10\/28\/opinion\/call-a-constitutional-convention.html\">Call a Constitutional Convention<\/a>,<em> New York Times<\/em>, Oct. 28, 1997<\/p>\n<p>Editorial, &#8220;Constitutional Convention is our Chance for Change,&#8221; <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, October 23, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/MAKE_IT_A_aposPEOPLEaposS_CONVENTIONapos_--_AND_TRUST_THE_PEOPLE_TO_JUDGE_ITS_WORK.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make It A \u2018People\u2019s Convention\u2019 \u2014 And Trust The People To Judge Its Work<\/a>, <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, October 21, 1997. (editorial in support)<\/p>\n<p>Editorial, \u201cReasons to be Pro Con Con,\u201d <em>Daily News<\/em>, October 19, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Let Insiders&#8217; Phony Fears Stop a Constitutional Convention,&#8221; Buffalo News, October 19, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial, &#8220;Ten Reasons New Yorkers Should Vote &#8216;Yes&#8217; to Call A Constitutional Convention,&#8221; <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, September 7, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Bopst, Christopher, &#8220;State Constitution is in Desperate Need of Reform,&#8221;\u00a0<em>Buffalo News<\/em>, July 26, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>DeFrancisco, John A., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/BAN_ON_LAWMAKERS_WOULD_OPEN_CONVENTION.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ban On Lawmakers Would Open Convention<\/a>, <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, March 10, 1994 (op-ed in support)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Vote No&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vote No<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Vote No Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/SHOULD_NEW_YORK_STATE_HOLD_A_CONSTITUTIONAL_CONVENTION___VOTE_NO.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Should New York State Hold a Constitutional Convention? Vote No!<\/a>, Buffalo News, November 1, 1997. (collection of letters in opposition)<\/p>\n<p>Benker, Donald G., &#8220;Don&#8217;t Waste Money on a Constitutional Convention,&#8221; <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, October 21, 1997. (President, Kenmore Teachers Association)<\/p>\n<p>Toohey, Lyle, &#8220;A Constitutional Convention for New York is Too Likely to Become an Insiders&#8217;s Game,&#8221;\u00a0<em>Buffalo News<\/em>, March 25, 1997. (President of the League of Women Voters of\u00a0the Greater Buffalo Area)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Other&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Other Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To be added.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;1997 Election Cycle Primary Sources&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1997 Election Cycle\u00a0Primary Sources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text Primary Sources&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Governor Mario\u00a0Cuomo, <a href=\"http:\/\/iarchives.nysed.gov\/xtf\/view?docId=ead\/findingaids\/19065.xml;query=executive%20orders,%20mario%20cuomo;hit.rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Revision<\/a>, E<span class=\"hitsection\"><span class=\"subhit\">xecutive<\/span>\u00a0O<span class=\"subhit\">rder<\/span><\/span> 172, May 1993.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;1997 Election Cycle Ad Descriptions&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1997 Election Cycle\u00a0Ad Descriptions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_2\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_module et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_1\">\n<p>Perez-Pena, Richard, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/11\/06\/nyregion\/1997-elections-ballot-questions-voters-refuse-take-chances-bond-act-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters Refuse to Take Chances On Bond Act and Convention<\/a>,\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, November 6, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Perez-Pena, Richard, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1997\/11\/05\/nyregion\/the-1997-elections-ballot-question-voters-reject-constitutional-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters Reject Constitutional Convention<\/a>, <em>New York Times<\/em>, November 5, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Dao, James,<a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=1023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Unions Oppose Constitutional Assembly<\/a>, <em>New York Times<\/em>, November 1, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Dao, James, <a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=1029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ad Campaign: Attacking a Constitutional Convention<\/a>, <em>New York Times<\/em>, November 1, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Humbert, Marc, <a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=1017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalition Mounts TV Ad Campaign Against State Constitutional Convention<\/a>, <em>Buffalo News<\/em>, October 31, 1997.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; 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