77-5-8 - Two-thirds vote necessary for conviction.
77-5-8. Two-thirds vote necessary for conviction.
The officer shall not be convicted on impeachment without the concurrence of two-thirdsof the senators elected, voting by ayes and nays, and if two-thirds of the senators elected do notconcur in a conviction, he shall be acquitted.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session