Practice question
All twenty-four Senate seats are occupied. In a valid impeachment trial, fifteen senators vote to convict and nine vote against conviction. Has the constitutional conviction threshold been reached?
- Yes, because any plurality suffices.
- Yes, because fifteen is more than half of twenty-four.
- Yes, because the House earlier approved the articles.
- No, because conviction requires unanimity.
- No. Two-thirds of all twenty-four Members requires sixteen concurring votes.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI Section 3(6): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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