A New New York: The Constitutional Dimension (CLE)
Date:
Thursday, November 29, 2012 Location:
Rockefeller Institute
411 State Street
Albany, NY 12203United States
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Event Summary:
Thursday, November 29, 2012
8:00 A.M. – 2 P.M.
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
411 State Street, Albany, New York 12203
(3.0 CLE credits for $60)
Event Details:
EffectiveNY.com, The Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz, The Rockefeller Institute of Government, and Albany Law School invite you to a Public Policy Forum:
A New New York: The Constitutional Dimension
For the first time in many years, two major constitutional amendments, first passed this year, will be considered by the New York State legislature in 2013 for second passage. If the proposed casino gambling and redistricting amendments pass again, they will be presented to the voters for approval in November of 2013.
Moreover, we are growing closer to the required statewide vote every 20 years on the question: “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” It will occur in 2017. In 2010 in his “New New York Agenda,” Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote: “Past constitutional conventions have resulted in transformative change in times of crisis.… A new constitutional convention could be the vehicle for critical reforms to our State government.”
The Forum will feature two panel discussions. The first will focus on the constitutional issues in anticipation of the 2013 legislative session. The second considers more generally what could, or should, be removed from the current constitution.
A major new revision of the annotated New York constitution, written by Peter Galie and Christopher Bopst and published by Oxford University Press, has just appeared. Both authors will have leading roles at the Forum.
G. Alan Tarr, the leading national authority on state constitutions, will be at the Forum to compare New York’s constitution to those of other states. Gerald Benjamin, research director for the Commission created by Governor Mario Cuomo to prepare for the 1997 convention vote, will also participate in the conference. Retired Court of Appeals Judge Albert Rosenblatt, now a judicial fellow at the NYU Law School, will give the luncheon address.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
8:00 A.M. – 2 P.M.
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
411 State Street, Albany, New York 12203
Please RSVP for 3.0 CLE Credits on this page by Tuesday, November 20, To attend for FREE without CLE credit please RSVP at http://effectiveny.org/event/new-new-york-constitutional-dimension-free
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