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did the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution affect the process of senatorial elections?

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It allowed senators to be nominated by the House of Representatives.
It allowed senators to be nominated by the House of Representatives.

It allowed senators to be appointed by the president.
It allowed senators to be appointed by the president.

It allowed senators to be elected by the voters in the state
It allowed senators to be elected by the voters in the state

It allowed senators to be chosen by state legislatures.

Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment, senators were chosen by state legislatures. The amendment changed the process and allowed senators to be elected by the voters in the state. Therefore, the correct response is: "It allowed senators to be elected by the voters in the state."