The gubernatorial term had been three years at one time, then two,
and in 1932 it was changed to a four-year term.  You might look at Peter
J. GAlie, ORDERED LIBERTY: A CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK (1996) for
more details.


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On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Terry Buford wrote:

>Hi.  I've been a lurker on this list for a while now.  Everybody here is so
>helpful I thought I'd give you folks a shot at my problem.
>
>I'm a librarian in a public library in the Rochester area.  I have been
>unable to find any information on the switch from 2 year to 4 year terms
>for New York Governor.  This appears to have taken place in the early 20th
>century.  I am especially interested in the reasoning, discussion or debate
>leading up to the change.  Can anybody out there give me citations, leads,
>hints or clues for locating this kind of info?  A great friend of the
>library needs this information and we would dearly love to help him but
>have struck out so far.  Can anybody out there help?  Thanks in advance!
>
>Terry Buford
>Greece Public Library
>125 Mitchell Rd
>Rochester, NY  14626
>716-723-2257,   716-225-2777 (fax)
>