Joint Resolution of the State Legislature of Louisiana to Propose a Constitutional Amendment to Directly Elect Senators
11/25/1907
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A joint resolution is a formal opinion adopted by both houses of the legislative branch. A constitutional amendment must be passed as a joint resolution before it is sent to the states for ratification. All of the 27 ratified amendments have been proposed by a two-thirds vote in Congress, but there is another way. Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments when two-thirds of the states submit applications to Congress. To avoid the convention called for in this Louisiana application, Congress proposed direct election of senators. It became the 17th Amendment in 1913.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 25466158
Full Citation: Joint Resolution of the State Legislature of Louisiana Calling for a Constitutional Convention under Article V of the Constitution to Propose an Amendment for Direct Election of Senators; 11/25/1907; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents, which were Referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections from the 60th Congress; Petitions of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, 3/10/1871 - 1946; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/amendment-direct-election-senators, March 21, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
