1. Seventeenth Amendment.
- Author
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Mercadal, Trudy, PhD
- Subjects
United States Senate elections ,United States. Constitution. 17th Amendment ,United States Congressional elections ,United States legislators - Abstract
The Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution allows citizens of each state to vote directly for two US senators to represent their state in Congress. Before the amendment was ratified in 1913, the Constitution stated that senators were to be elected by state legislatures. The Seventeenth Amendment also states that state governors may designate a senator to represent their state if a vacancy occurs between elections.
- Published
- 2022