The state Legislature elected the Senators be for the 17th admendment.
The 17th amendment
Senators Elected by Popular Vote.
The 17th Amendment adopted in 1913.
The 17th amendment resulted in senators being elected directly by the voting public.
They were chosen by state legislators
Senators are elected directly by the state's voters
The seventeenth amendment changed the way the senators were elected. Initially the senators were elected directly by the people, but after the 17th amendment change, the senators are appointed by the state legislatures.
17th amendment.
The Seventeenth Amendment allowed U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people.
the 17th Amendment is the provision that allows U.S. Senators to be directly elected by a state's population.
Prior to the 17th amendment, senators were appointed by the state governor. Because of the 17th amendment, they are now elected by the citizens of the state.
Before the 17th Amendment, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly by the people, but members of the Senate were elected by the individual states' legislatures. However, the 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from the state legislatures to the people. As a result, senators are now directly elected by the people.