Oklahoma § 51-71 - Procedure - Vote - Records
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 51-71 — Procedure - Vote - Records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-71. Procedure - Vote - Records
The Senate, when sitting as a court of impeachment, shall have
power to prescribe and adopt such rules of procedure as it may deem
expedient for the orderly trial of the impeachment cases. When an
accused person has been placed upon trial and the case is ready to
be submitted to the Senators, sitting as members of a court of
impeachment, for their decision, the roll of the members shall be
called in open session upon each separate charge or count, contained
in the articles of impeachment. Each Senator, when his name is
called shall, if in his judgment the particular charge submitted has
been proven, vote "yea" otherwise he shall vote "nay" which yea and
nay vote shall be recorded in the journal of the court. If twothirds (2/3) of the Senators present shall vote yea upon any charge
or count contained in the article of impeachment, the accused shall
be adjudged guilty, and the judgment of the court shall be that he
be removed from office. The proceedings of the court of impeachment
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shall be recorded by the clerk in a record kept for such purpose,
when any case is finally concluded the record shall be signed by the
presiding Justice or presiding officer, attested by the clerk and by
him filed in the office of the Secretary of State as a permanent
record.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 131, § 21, emerg. eff. March 12, 1915.
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 51-71
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 51-71 cover?
Section 51-71 ("Procedure - Vote - Records") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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Is this the official text of Oklahoma law?
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