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State legislators (or people who make laws in the government at the state level) used to elect (or choose) senators.
參議員曾經(jīng)由州議員（州政府中的立法者）選出。
However, since 1913, senators have been elected directly by the votes of the citizens who live in their state.
然而，1913年以后，參議員就一直是由他們州的選民直接選出。
Once a senator is elected, he or she can serve for the full six years before having to run for election (or try to get the public position through votes) again.
參議員一旦當(dāng)選，在尋求連任（通過選舉得到政府部門中的職位）之前，他或她任滿六年。
Sometimes, however, senators are expelled (or forced to leave) before their term ends.
然而，有時參議員在任期結(jié)束之前就被驅(qū)逐（被強(qiáng)制離開）了。
This has happened only 15 times so far and the last time was in 1862.
到目前為止，這種情況只發(fā)生了15次，最后一次出現(xiàn)在1862年。
Since then, the Senate has tried to expel some senators, but those senators have resigned (or chosen to leave that job) before the other senators could make them leave.
從那以后，參議院也驅(qū)逐過一些參議員，但在其他參議員要把那些參議員趕走之前，他們就已經(jīng)辭職（選擇離開那個崗位）了。
When a vacancy (or an open position) is available, maybe because a senator has resigned or died, there is usually a special election to find a new senator to represent that state.
因為參議員辭職或死亡而出現(xiàn)崗位空缺的時候，就會有專門選舉選出新參議員來代表那個州。
Senators who are elected this way finish the time left in the previous senator's six-year term and usually do not serve the full six years.
以這種方式當(dāng)選的參議員其任期為至原任者的六年任期屆滿為止，而非任滿六年的任期。
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