On May 31, 1913, the 17th Amendment went into effect, changing how Senators are elected. In this essay from our Interactive Constitition, David N. Schleicher and Todd J. Zywicki explain the only ...

April 8 marks the 110th anniversary of the ratification of the 17th Amendment, a change to the U.S. Constitution that replaced the election of U.S. senators by state legislatures with direct ...

As we head toward the 2022 elections, it is a safe bet that few Americans can identify the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, even though it’s one of the most significant amendments. Ratified ...

But the 17th Amendment, by allowing senators to be elected by the people, has negated the most basic framework of our Constitution. It has moved us toward pure democracy.

Repealing the 17th Amendment, which would end the direct election of U.S. senators and return the power of appointing senators to state legislatures, is a popular idea among many conservatives.

Leave the 17th Amendment alone Feb. 20, 2013, 4:56 PM EST For a couple of years, specifically 2010 and 2011, far-right activists pushed a muddled constitutional message.

The Constitution: The Seventeenth Amendment. The power for voters to elect Senators directly. Doug Mueller | Posted on February 27, 2024, 7:20 AM (Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 2:58 PM) ...

Washington State’s Republican Party approved a resolution calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators.

Elections are the 17th Amendment’s focus. It commands that the people directly elect their U.S. senators to six-year terms. Of course, sometimes senators will leave office before their terms expire.

The 17th Amendment changed a provision of the Constitution that originally said senators would be chosen by state legislatures and instead established a popular vote.