IV.V. SENATORIAL IMPEACHMENT

=== Title IV ===
= THE YUTEMOND SENATE =
=== Part V. ===
= IMPEACHEMENT =
----Impeachment shall be regarded as the last resort to a Magistrate acting unconstitutionally. The processes laid out in this article shall be the processes on how a Magistrate is removed from political office.
Impeachment is a tool provided to the Yutemond Senate to act when a Magistrate breaches far too many etiquette and systematic codes of conflict, that removal from said office is the only option. Impeachment occurs when a Magistrate's actions have violated the Constitution, and has been a breach of morale.
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=== I. General Rules ===
----(a) Only Magistrates may be removed via Impeachment. The process of removing senators is via expulsion.
(b) As such, Magistrates cannot be removed via expulsion. They must be removed through Impeachment.
(c) Magistrates will have a 3 day, or 72 hour protection from Impeachment from the moment they take office.
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=== II. Process of Impeachment ===
----(a) For an impeachment to be brought up, any Senator may propose a "motion." If this passes with a 50% majority, a trial must be scheduled within 3-7 days of the passing of the Motion.
(b) Once the trial is scheduled, a fit Presiding Officer of the trial shall be chosen. The Vicilicus Civilis and First State Citizen are recommended to be the Presiding Officer of all impeachment. However, when a Vicilicus Civilis or Firs State Citizen is being impeached, the monarch or anyone he appoints to this power shall Preside over the Senator in trial.
(c) During the trial, the Senator who proposes Motion will act as the Prosecuting Advocate, and the Magistrate on Trial and his Legal Counsel shall act as Defense.
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=== III. Trial Procedures ===
----(a) The trial shall take place at the Senate Chambers.
(b) The Presiding Officer and the highest ranking Magistrate shall sit in their designated seats.
(c) The Yutemond Senate chambers shall only be open to Senators, however the Presiding Officer may allow people to stream the trial on Discord.
(d) The Presiding Officer shall then allow both sides to begin Opening Arguments, in the order of the Prosecutor, and then the Defense.
(e) All evidence must then be presented, and all witnesses may be called on. Any Senator may ask any question to the Prosecution and the Defense unless the said question is deemed inappropriate.
(d) Once all evidence presented, all questions are asked, and nobody has any objection, the Presiding Officer shall signify the start of voting.(i) The Yutemond Senate may then begin deliberation amongst themselves. Each Senator will be allotted 1 minute to speak their opinion.
(ii) Then the Presiding Officer will ask each individual Senator for a vote. If a conclusive 3/5ths majority has been reached, the Magistrate will be removed immediately.
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