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| − | [[Full Text of the United States Constitution|Article I, section 3]] of the [[ | + | [[Full Text of the United States Constitution|Article I, section 3]] of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] requires the [[United States Senate|Senate]] to be divided into three '''classes''' for purposes of elections. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class-approximately one-third of the Senators-face election or reelection. Terms for Senators in Class I expire in 2013, Class II in 2015, and Class III in 2011.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/class.htm US Senate Reference]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:49, September 26, 2018
Article I, section 3 of the Constitution requires the Senate to be divided into three classes for purposes of elections. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class-approximately one-third of the Senators-face election or reelection. Terms for Senators in Class I expire in 2013, Class II in 2015, and Class III in 2011.[1]