Montana Statutes
§ 5-5-421 — Two-Thirds Vote Necessary To Conviction
Montana § 5-5-421
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 5-5-421 (2026).
Text
5-5-421 . Two-thirds vote necessary to conviction. The defendant cannot be convicted on impeachment without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members elected, voting by ayes and noes. If two-thirds of the members elected do not concur in a conviction, the defendant must be acquitted.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1511, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8983, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 11679, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pen. C. Sec. 746; re-en. Sec. 11679, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-5412, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 95-2812 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2812; amd. Sec. 241, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
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Bluebook (online)
Montana § 5-5-421, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/5/5-5-421.