Labour has tried to park the issue through promising to
hold a constitutional convention next year, but shadow cabinet members have struggled in media interviews to give a clear response.
If voters decide to
hold a constitutional convention next month, they'll elect convention delegates in 2018.
«Today I call on Gov. [Andrew M.] Cuomo to tell the people of New York without any equivocation whether he supports a yes or a no vote on the Constitutional Convention referendum this Election Day,» said Bill Samuels, a major campaign contributor for decades who created an advocacy group to
hold a constitutional convention next year.
Samuels said Cuomo's role is critical as voters decide on the November ballot whether to
hold a constitutional convention next year.
Not exact matches
Mulgrew also warned delegates about the dangers of voting
next November to
hold a New York State
constitutional convention.
The governor said the
next route is to
hold a
constitutional convention when the
next opportunity comes up in a couple of years.
Next week on Election Day, New Yorkers will decide whether or not to
hold a
constitutional convention.
Support among voters for
holding a
constitutional convention has plummeted, with a majority opposing
next Tuesday's referendum, a Siena College poll released this morning found.
The answer to all of these concerns is to make a manifesto commitment to
holding a
constitutional convention some time in the
next Parliament.