<P> The amendment was proposed by the 62nd Congress in 1912 and adopted in 1913 upon being ratified by three - fourths ( 36 ) of the state legislatures . It was first implemented in special elections in Maryland ( November 1913 ) and Alabama ( May 1914 ) , then nationwide in the November 1914 election . </P>
<P> The amendment was proposed by the 62nd Congress in 1912 and adopted in 1913 upon being ratified by three - fourths ( 36 ) of the state legislatures . It was first implemented in special elections in Maryland ( November 1913 ) and Alabama ( May 1914 ) , then nationwide in the November 1914 election . </P>
when did senators start getting elected by popular vote
when did senators start getting elected by popular vote
nationwide in the November 1914 election
nationwide in the November 1914 election