under the constitution prior to the seventeenth amendment united states senators were elected by state legislatures.
under the constitution prior to the seventeenth amendment united states senators were elected by state legislatures.
under the constitution prior to the seventeenth amendment united states senators were?
elected by state legislatures
seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution









































the seventeenth amendment (amendment xvii) to the united states constitution established the popular election of united states senators by the people of the states. the amendment supersedes , clauses 1 and 2 of the constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. it also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held.
seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution
list of united states senators from massachusetts









































below is a chronological listing of the united states senators from massachusetts. according to the seventeenth amendment to the united states constitution adopted in 1913, u.s. senators are popularly elected for a six-year term. elections are held the first tuesday after november 1 and terms begin on january 3, about two months after the vote. before 1914 and the enforcement of the seventeenth amendment, the state's u.s. senators were chosen by the massachusetts general court, and before 1935, their terms began march 4. the current senators are democrats elizabeth warren and ed markey.
list of united states senators from massachusetts