Article 13
Impeachments
Section 1. House impeach senate try
conviction when chief justice presides. The house of representatives shall have
the sole power of impeachment. The concurrence of a majority of all the members shall be
necessary to an impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried by the senate, and when
sitting for that purpose, the senators shall be upon oath or affirmation to do justice
according to law and evidence. When the governor or lieutenantgovernor is on trial, the
chief justice of the supreme court shall preside. No person shall be convicted without a
concurrence of twothirds of the senators elected.
Section 2. Who liable to impeachment
judgment no bar to prosecution. The governor and other state and judicial officers,
shall be liable to impeachment for high crimes or misdemeanors or malfeasance in office,
but judgment in such cases shall only extend to removal from office and disqualification
to hold any office of honor, trust or profit in the state. The party, whether convicted or
acquitted, shall, nevertheless, be liable to prosecution, trial, judgment and punishment
according to law.
As amended November 6, 1990 Effective upon
proclamation of the Governor, January 3, 1991. (For the text of this amendment and the
votes cast thereon, see L. 90, p. 1861, and L. 91, p. 2033.)
Section 3. Officers not subject to impeachment subject to removal. All officers not liable to impeachment shall be subject to removal for misconduct or malfeasance in office in such manner as may be provided by law.
