the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present
A majority vote is required to get a conviction in the Senate.
Conviction requires a 2/3 majority vote from the Senators voting.
Two-thirds of those voting must vote to convict in order to get a conviction.
Two thirds of the members of the Senate.
2/3's of the Senate vote
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Impeachment trials are held in Congress and 2/3 of the senators voting must favor in conviction.
The impeachment is an accusation of wrong-doing, and it may be brought against the President by the House of Representatives. If the impeachment bill passes, it is sent to the Senate for their vote for or against conviction.
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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.)
Impeachment is only the first step toward removing a President from office. Impeachment by the House (like a grand jury indictment) is followed by a trial in Senate and conviction by the Senate is required in order to force the president out of office. Impeachment requires only a simple majority, but conviction requires that two-thirds of the voting Senators vote to convict.
the senate vote was one less than the number needed fro conviction
The senate impeachment vote is the vote that is needed for a conviction in an impeachment hearing. According to article one section three of the United States, the president, the vice president and all the civil servants can be impeached.
Impeachment trials are held in Congress and 2/3 of the senators voting must favor in conviction.
The impeachment is an accusation of wrong-doing, and it may be brought against the President by the House of Representatives. If the impeachment bill passes, it is sent to the Senate for their vote for or against conviction.
2/3 of the senators voting must vote in favor of conviction in order to convict.
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impeachment or conviction.
The House of Representatives must vote to impeach the individual and the Senate conducts the trial. Impeachment is not a conviction, but similar to an indictment in a criminal matter.
Impeachment is when a president is taken to court, but if they win the case, or the senate doesn't get a majority vote to convict him, he won't be removed from office. Conviction is removal, and impeachment is accusation.
Impeachment is a process by which a public official is removed from office due to some unlawful activity. At the federal level, a two thirds majority vote of present senators is required for impeachment and conviction.
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.)
impeachment * I think impeachment is merely the vote to remove a president from office. I don't remember the term for the actual removal. 2nd answer: Impeachment is an official accusation. Conviction (by the US Senate) is a finding of guilty.