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56  Section. 3.  Section. 3.
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58  The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from  The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from
59  each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each  each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator
60  Senator shall have one Vote.  shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the
61    qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the
62    State legislatures.
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64  Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first  Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first
65  Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes.  Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes.
66  The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the  The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the
67  Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of  Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of
68  the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth  the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth
69  Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies  Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and When
70  happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature  vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the
71  of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until  executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill
72  the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.  such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower
73    the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people
74    fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
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76  No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of  No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of
77  thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who  thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who
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