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The Constitution of the United States · Amend. XVII

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. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
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United States · 1787 and amendments I–XXVII
National Archives transcriptions of the 1787 parchment and amendments I–XXVII; original wording, including superseded provisions.
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