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It provides for the direct election of Senators by the people of a state rather than their election or appointment by a state legislature. Also, it allows the governor or executive authority of each state, if authorized by that state's legislature, to appoint a senator in the event of an opening, until an election occurs. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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