what were the issues associated with it?
legislative corruption and electoral deadlocks.
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
According to Judge Jay Bybee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, those in favor of popular elections for senators believed two primary problems were caused by the original provisions: legislative corruption and electoral deadlocks.
which amendment allowed citizens to elect senators to congress The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to which country does it belong to? United States what does this amendment do? It alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held. who wanted the reforms? UNANSWERABLE
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution [SEP] Issues
According to Judge Jay Bybee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, those in favor of popular elections for senators believed two primary problems were caused by the original provisions: legislative corruption and electoral deadlocks. There was a sense that senatorial elections were "bought and sold", changing hands for favors and sums of money rather than because of the competence of the candidate. Between 1857 and 1900, the Senate investigated three elections over corruption. In 1900, for example, William A. Clark had his election voided after the Senate concluded that he had bought votes in the Montana legislature.