RI · constitutions
R.I. Const. art. XI, § 2
Trial of impeachments
All impeachments shall be tried by the senate; and when sitting for that purpose, they shall be under oath or affirmation. No person shall be convicted except by vote of two-thirds of the members elected. When the governor is impeached, the chief or presiding justice of the supreme court, for the time being, shall preside, with a casting vote in all preliminary questions.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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