There is an article on this issue: Terry Smith, Rediscovering the Sovereignity
of the People: The Case for Senate Districts, 75 N.C. L. Rev. 1 (1996).

Jeff

I received an e-mail pointing me to this "Wikipedia" entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:United_States_Congress#Elections_Schedule_for_US_Senate
which states that U.S. Senators could be elected in each state from two
districts of equal population. (The Wikipedia is a kind of public
encyclopedia in which anyone can edit and enter information.)
The 17th Amendment provides that "The Senate of the United States shall
be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people
thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote."  Does
anyone know if the language "elected by the people thereof" has been
interpreted to preclude election of senators of a state from two equally
populated districts?
Rick

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