By Joe Angelino

Contributor

This November’s Election Day will be the 20th anniversary of the last question of a Constitutional Convention for New York State.

Twenty years ago there was great hype and anticipation about finally being able to make much needed changes and amendments to our New York State Constitution. This is the document that lays down the law of our land and is the written moral conscience of our state. It was last amended by a convention in 1938.

Some of the significant items enshrined in our state Constitution are; the Adirondack Park remaining forever wild, K-12 public funded education for everyone, terms of political office, public employee retirement and social benefits for those in need to name just a few.