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  2. Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3 , Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures .

  3. Disregard for the Constitution? That’s on Us. - AOL

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    There has only been one major change to the way the government functions: the 17th Amendment, allowing the direct election of senators. ... Once more, our problems are an “usproblem, not a ...

  4. Trinsey v. Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Trinsey v. Pennsylvania, 941 F.2d 224 (3d Cir. 1991), [1] was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that confirmed the validity of special elections held without a primary under the Fourteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

  5. Ben Sasse Calls for Repealing 17th Amendment ... - AOL

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    Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) called to repeal the 17th Amendment on Tuesday, which would eliminate the requirement that U.S. senators be elected by popular votes.In a Wall Street Journal op-ed ...

  6. A growing political movement aims to rewrite the U.S ...

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    800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ... a repeal of the 17th amendment and a limit on the size of the U.S ...

  7. U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton - Wikipedia

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    Also critical to the issue is the 17th Amendment, which transferred power to select U.S. senators from the state legislature, to the people of the state: 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.

  8. Category : United States Seventeenth Amendment case law

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    Pages in category "United States Seventeenth Amendment case law" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. Ratification of the United States Constitution by Rhode Island

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    The Rhode Island General Assembly took 101 years to ratify the Constitution's Seventeenth Amendment. Rhode Island took 101 years to call a vote on ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, which began the direct election of senators. The measure came into force in 1913, but the Rhode Island General Assembly did not take up debate on it until ...