The vote is called "recall"
If enough signatures are on the petition, there will be a recall election in which the public can vote to remove a public official from office.
Recall
the answer is "majority"
majority
to vote an official out of office
2/3rds of the senate, meaning 67 out of 100.
2/3rds of the senate, meaning 67 out of 100.
The members of Congress must have a vote to remove the official from office. But, another government official must have evidence (such as a crime record, or testimony from an alleged mistress) of why the other official should be removed from power.
In the US, impeachment is the first step in attempting to remove a public official from office. Impeachment means "to bring charges against."The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment, which is like a grand jury indictment sending a defendant to trial.The Senate conducts the trial phase of the process. If the official is convicted by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, then he or she is removed from office. If fewer than two-thirds of the members vote for conviction, then the official is acquitted and remains in office.
Vote him/her out when the term is up.
To expel a member, two thirds of the House or Senate must agree to the removal.
A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended.