Tennessee § 8-46-102 - Majority of house of representatives required.

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§ 8-46-102. Majority of house of representatives required.

A majority of all the members of the house of representatives elected shall concur in an impeachment. Code 1858, § 5283; Shan., § 7263; Code 1932, § 11865; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2602. Cross-References. House of representatives to have sole power of impeachment, Tenn. Const., art. V, § 1. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1978).

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