What are some reasons a public official may be impeached or removed from office?

Answer 1

The only notable way that an elected official is removed from office forcibly is through impeachment. Often impeachment occurs due to felonies committed while in office, misuse of power, incompetence, or treasonous activity.

Answer 2

An elected official may be removed from office by another elected candidate replacing him, death, resignation, removal by impeachment, or by the position being eliminated as unnecessary. Most of the above reasons are self-explainatory. Impeachment can be for many reasons such as committing a felony while in office, treasonous activity, misuse of governing powers, accepting bribes, incompetance, or gross negligence of duty. Committing any of the above does not remove an elected official, but can bring about impeachment proceedings.

Answer 3

Most are removed for crimes such as some form of stealing - using the office to illegally obtain money or some other type of corruption, fraud, racketeering, bribery or extortion.