{"id":343,"date":"2015-05-10T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2017-08-13T20:23:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T00:23:05","slug":"primary-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?page_id=343","title":{"rendered":"Primary Sources"},"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;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; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.69&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Primary Sources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>New York&#8217;s Current Constitution<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dos.ny.gov\/info\/constitution.htm\">Full search version by New York Department of State<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dos.ny.gov\/info\/constitution\/article_1_bill_of_rights.html\">Section by section search\u00a0version by New York Department of State<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>New York&#8217;s Past Charters and Constitutions<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/history\/legal-history-new-york\/history-new-york-courts-constitutions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Charters &amp; Constitutions<\/a>, Historical Society of the New York Courts. This is the best single source for transcripts of New York&#8217;s charters and constitutions.<\/p>\n<h3>New York&#8217;s Constitutional Conventions&#8211;Covering Multiple Conventions<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"New York Constitutional Conventions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nysl.nysed.gov\/collections\/nysconstitution\/april2013.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York State Constitutional Conventions<\/a>, New York State Library, April-May 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysl.nysed.gov\/collections\/nysconstitution\/timeline.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timeline of Events Related to the New York State Constitution<\/a>, New York State Library.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/timeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York State Senate Timeline<\/a>, New York State Senate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Constitution#Constitution_of_New_York.2C_1777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Constitution<\/a>, Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/history\/legal-history-new-york\/documents\/Publications_Votes-Cast-Conventions-Amendments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Votes Cast For and Against Proposed Constitutional Conventions and Amendments<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0New York Department of State.<\/p>\n<h3>New York&#8217;s Constitutional Conventions&#8211;Covering A Single Convention<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/consource.org\/document\/constitution-of-new-york-1777-4-20\/\">New York State&#8217;s 1777 Constitution<\/a>\u00a0(original constitution of April 20, 1777), ConSource. \u00a0Also <a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/ny01.asp\">available with annotations from<\/a> Yale University&#8217;s Avalon Project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teachingamericanhistory.org\/ratification\/newyork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to the New York Ratifying Convention<\/a>, TeachingAmericanHistory.org.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.constitution.org\/rc\/rat_ny.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debates In The Convention Of The State Of New York, On The Adoption Of The Constitution<\/a>, 1788, The Constitution Society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysm.nysed.gov\/albany\/art\/ratif.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Account of the rejoicings in the city of Albany, on Friday, August 8, 1788, on celebrating the Ratification of the Constitution<\/a>, New York State Museum. \u00a0The original source is <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?pg=PA330&amp;lpg=PA330&amp;dq=%22solomon+allen%22+albany&amp;sig=SoqMkY8O3i9I-Bv3OWGeTvzZDEM&amp;ei=iUHEUpecFdXesAT5y4C4DA&amp;id=MZUPAAAAYAAJ&amp;ots=fObBcZgEW8#v=onepage&amp;q=%22solomon%20allen%22%20albany&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution<\/a>, Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New York Constitutional Conventions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nysl.nysed.gov\/scandocs\/nyconstitution.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Constitutional Conventions and Constitutional History<\/a>\u00a0(1938 and 1967 conventions), New York State Library.<\/p>\n<p>New York&#8217;s 1788 state ratifying convention. \u00a0This <a href=\"https:\/\/founders.archives.gov\/documents\/Hamilton\/01-05-02-0012-0001\">note<\/a> focuses on Alexander Hamilton&#8217;s contribution to that debate and the relatively poor records from that convention. Founders Online, The National Archives. \u00a0The complete collection can be found here.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\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_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse Information Related to\u00a0New York&#8217;s Nov. 7, 2017 Constitutional Convention Referendum &nbsp; Primary Sources New York&#8217;s Current Constitution Full search version by New York Department of State. Section by section search\u00a0version by New York Department of State. 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