Chapter 103. Providing a temporary method of conducting the nomination and election of United States Senators
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CHAP. 103.— An Act Providing a temporary method of conducting the nomination and election of United States Senators. June 4, 1914.[[S. 2860](/us/bill/63/s/2860).][[Public, No. 111](/us/pl/63/111).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Senators. To be chosen at regular election of Representatives.*Post*, p. 2049. That at the regular election held in any State next preceding the expiration of the term for which any Senator was elected to represent such State in Congress, at which election a Representative to Congress is regularly by law to be chosen, a United States Senator from said State shall be elected by the people thereof for the term commencing on the fourth day of March next thereafter.
Sec. 2. Nominations and elections to be as for Representatives at Large.That in any State wherein a United States Senator is here-after to be elected either at a general election or at any special election called by the executive authority thereof to fill a vacancy, until or unless otherwise specially provided by the legislature thereof, the nomination of candidates for such office not heretofore made shall be made, the election to fill the same conducted, and the result thereof determined, as near as may be in accordance with the laws of such State regulating the nomination of candidates for and election of Members at Large of the National House of Representatives: *Provided*, *Provisos*.Where no provision for Representative at Large.That in case no provision is made in any State for the nomination or election of Representatives at Large, the procedure shall be in accordance with the laws of such State respecting the ordinary executive and administrative officers thereof who are elected by the Majority of votes elect.vote of the people of the entire State: *And provided further*, That in any case the candidate for Senator receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected.
Sec. 3. Termination of preceding section.That section two of this Act shall expire by limitation at the end of three years from the date of its approval. Approved, June 4, 1914.