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To "impeach" or accuse a US President, only a simple majority is required in the House of Representatives. To be "convicted" at trial in the Senate requires a two-thirds vote of that body.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoActually the vote to indict is called "impeachment." The actual removal from office happens if the official is also convicted of the impeachment.
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∙ 13y agoA majority vote is necessary in the House of Representatives to achieve an impeachment.
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What vote is needed to impeach an official?
A majority vote by the House of Representatives is needed to impeach an official. The person is impeached and must then stand trial with the Senate.
What is the vote needed to impeach a president?
A simple majority which would mean 216 of the 435 votes in Congress is needed to pass a bill of impeachment and force the Senate to hold a trial. (In order to convict, two-thirds of the Senators voting must vote to convict.)
How many representatives are needed to impeach?
In the House of Representative a simple majority vote is required. In 2008 that would be 218 vote. In the Senate a 2/3 majority vote is required for impeachment or 67 of 100 votes.
Where must all tax bills start?
All tax bills must start with the house of represenatives. :)
What is impeach for sentence?
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government, accusing them of misconduct. It is a way to hold government officials accountable for their actions and can lead to their removal from office if they are found guilty.
For the house of representatives what vote is necessary to get impeachment?
Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives must vote to impeach the president. It requires a simple majority vote for the measure to be passed and sent to the Senate for trial.
In order to impeach the house has to pass a simple vote?
Majority.
Can Citizens vote to impeach and remove an executive officer?
Only the House of Representatives can impeach federal officials and then only the Senate can remove them. In some states, the citizens can vote to recall the governor and other state officials.
What to do about bad leader?
vote him out,impeach him or bump him off,depends which country we are talking about
Why is it so hard to impeach a president?
The reason its so hard to impeach a president is because it takes the senate, the house and the chief justice to do it. There must be a majority vote in the House and a 2/3 vote in the senate with the Chief Justice presiding. In the case of Clinton it was hard for the senate to try him under the Constitutional wording of, "Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
How does the Legislative Branch work?
the legislative branch can impeach the laws by 2/3 vote
What is the is vote by the House of Representatives to bring charges of treason or bribery against a president?
Impeach
