 New York was the only colony not to vote for independence, as the delegates were not authorized to do so.New York then endorsed the Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1776.The New York State Constitution was framed by a convention which assembled at White Plains on July 10, 1776, and after repeated adjournments and changes of location, finished its work at Kingston on Sunday evening, April 20, 1777, when the new constitution drafted by John Jay was adopted with but one dissenting vote.