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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 .
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Seventeenth Amendment ratified April 8, 1913. All subsequent Senate elections are by popular vote. Maryland (Class 1) Isidor Rayner (D) Died November 25, 1912 William P. Jackson (R) November 29, 1912 Blair Lee (D) November 4, 1913: Alabama (Class 3) Joseph F. Johnston (D) Died August 8, 1913 No appointment Francis S. White (D) May 11, 1914 ...
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 ...
Main Article: 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1913 the 17th amendment was passed and signed into law. This amendment effectively defeated Hamilton's argument on the matter of the election of senators and the necessary evil that he saw as a check by the states on the power of the federal government.
The 5th Circuit panel rejected industry arguments that the rule violates free speech rights or that it requires images and lettering that take up so much space that they overcome branding and ...
There have been a total of 252 senators appointed to the United States Senate since the 1913 ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, including 205 appointments made before the next scheduled or special election and 47 appointments made of senators-elect who have already been elected to the seat.