In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states.
The Iowa State Capitol building, where the Iowa General Assembly convenes
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of t
State legislature (United States)
…state's presidential electors. Formerly, some state legislatures appointed the U.S. Senators from their respective states, until the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913 required the direct election of senators by the state's voters. Sometimes what the legislature wishes to accomplish cannot be done simply by…
The Seventeenth Amendment in the National Archives
James Wilson was the only member of the Constitutional Convention who supported electing the United States Senate by popular vote.
William Jennings Bryan campaigned for the popular election of U.S. senators.