You are correct. I was illustrating a proposal of my own. Sorry if I conflated the two.
Reynolds vs. Sims screwed that political stability over.
Yup, but I do wish State Senates worked off the principle of appointment by county boards of supervisors. County governments need representation at the State level just as States do at the Federal level.
You make a good point. However, I’m not sure a county council would be sufficiently numerous enough to pick a state Senator the way a state legislature would pick a federal one. If I remember correctly, my county government used to be run by three elected commissioners, for example.
Furthermore, the intent of the Framers was for the states to have numerous and indefinite powers, so having both houses of the legislature democratically elected would not be so deadly to such an intent, the way the current Senate and House setup is to the Federal government’s intent of having enumerated, limited powers.
Of course, looking at states like California and Maryland, your way of doing things might be better after all. But you might want all elected county officers (councilmen, executive, sheriff, school board, etc.) to have a vote in picking a state Senator, not just the councilmen, to ensure a body of electors that is sufficiently numerous.