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The Constitution of the United States · Amend. XVII · paragraph 3

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
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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National Archives transcriptions of the 1787 parchment and amendments I–XXVII; original wording, including superseded provisions.
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