VERONA, NY (WKTV) – Assemblyman Dave Townsend, (R) 115th District, hosted a town hall meeting Thursday night at VVS gymnasium pushing for a constitutional convention.

Almost 50 people attended the town hall meeting.

Assemblyman Townsend has co-sponsored legislation that would create a “people’s convention.”

Representatives would be elected to the convention.  Anyone interested would have to run as individuals, not as party members.  No lobbyists or sitting elected officials would be allowed to run for election to the convention.  Any elected official wishing to run would first have to resign their position.

Townsend says the convention will tackle constitutional issues such as; taxation, spending caps, school and medicaid funding and even term limits.

State Senator Joseph Griffo, (R) 47th District, will hold a conference Friday with the Chamber of Commerce to promote similar measure.  It will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Utica at 10:30am.  Griffo has sponsored a different piece of legislation calling for a constitutional convention.

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