IA 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 21 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2009 Mr. Dreier (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Pierluisi) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  —

1.No person shall be a Senator from a State unless such person has been elected by the people thereof. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

2.This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as a part of the Constitution.

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