have a two-thirds majority in the legislature to override the veto. During the regular session (beginning in January 1821), the Legislature passed a new bill that put the question to the people. At the state election in April 1821, the people voted in favor of the convention. The convention met from August to November in Albany. U.S. Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins presided. Between January 15 and 17, 1822, the new constitution, as amended by the convention, was put before the voters for ratification as a whole, and was accepted: for 74,732; against 41,402. There was deep division among New Yorkers over the merits of the amended constitution. Those who opposed it and who did not sign included: Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins Ambrose Spencer, Chief Justice of New York James Kent. Chancellor of the New York Court of Chancery William W. Van Ness, Justice of the New York Supreme Court Jacob R. Van Rensselaer Stephen Van Rensselaer James Tallmadge, Jr. Jonas Platt Peter A. Jay Supporters who signed the new constitution included: Martin Van Buren, future Vice President and President Erastus Root Samuel Nelson Nathan Sanford Samuel Young Ogden Edwards Peter R. Livingston, Alexander Sheldon, Jacob Radcliff, Peter Sharpe, Rufus King, and Nathaniel Pitcher were also among the delegates. The changes in this version of the constitution were: State elections were moved from the last week in April to the first week in November. Beginning in 1823, the terms of the governor (two-year term), lieutenant governor (two-year term), state senators (four-year term) and assemblymen (one-year term) coincided with the calendar year. The lieutenant governor was to succeed to the governor's office "for the residue of the term" whenever a vacancy occurred, unlike John Tayler, who in 1817 became "Acting Governor" only until the election of a successor. The Council of Appointment was abolished and the vast majority of formerly appointive offices were made elective. State officeholders were elected by joint ballot of the Assembly and State Senate; others by local popular or legislative elections. The Council of Revision was abolished. Its power to veto new legislation was transferred to the governor, whose veto could be overcome by a two-thirds vote of the legislature. The Governor's right to prorogue (dismiss) the legislature at will was abolished. Property qualifications for white men to vote were removed. Black men were granted the vote, but with a property qualification which effectively disfranchised nearly