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22. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Orange County
23. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Otsego County
24. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Putnam County
25. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Queens County
26. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Rensselaer County
27. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Richmond County
28. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Rockland County
29. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Saratoga County
30. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Schenectady County
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Constitutional Convention
Convention: In Law, A body constituted by statute to represent the people in their primary relations, and in some sense outside of the constitution, as e.g. for the framing or amending of the constitution itself (Constitutional Convention). In this sense, applied to a body meeting under authority of Congress to frame a constitution for a new state, or convened by a state legislature, in the manner prescribed by law, to revise the constitution of the state.
Oxford English Dictionary
Many states during this time period continued to either create (for new states) or refine their state constitutions. This resulted in numerous elections for convention delegates.
1787 - 1824: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
Office Scope: State / Territory
Role Scope: State / County / District / City