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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AMENDMENT XVII
DIRECT POPULAR ELECTION OF U.S. SENATORS
Clause 1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two
Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years;
and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall
have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the State legislatures.
Clause 2. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in
the Senate, the executive authority of each State shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies: Provided That the legislature of any
State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments
until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may
direct.
Clause 3. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the
election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part
of the Constitution.
FOR MORE ON AMENDMENT XVII, SEE THE FOLLOWING:
AMENDMENT XVII: COMMENTARY & ANNOTATIONS
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