{"id":316117,"date":"2021-08-05T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:25:12","slug":"what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"#What is the process to impeach Cuomo if he doesn&#8217;t resign?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278220c3297\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278220c3297\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/#Impeachment\" >Impeachment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/#Suspension_from_office\" >Suspension from office<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/#Trial\" >Trial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/#Verdict_and_sentence\" >Verdict and sentence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-process-to-impeach-cuomo-if-he-doesnt-resign\/#Has_it_ever_happened_before\" >Has it ever happened before?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#What is the process to impeach Cuomo if he doesn&#8217;t resign?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mounting criminal investigations in five counties and a blockbuster state probe that revealed Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women are increasing the likelihood he\u2019ll get impeached if he continues to ignore calls for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>An internal state probe has found Cuomo used his powerful position to sexually harass female underlings less than half his age by touching their \u201cintimate body parts\u201d without consent and subjecting them to sexualized comments.<\/p>\n<p>Since the damning revelations came out in early August, five district attorneys are considering bringing criminal charges against Cuomo and a mountain of Democratic powerhouses and longtime allies, including President Biden, have called on him to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the state Assembly is wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing up its own probe into the scandal-scarred leader and is expected to draft articles of impeachment against him by the end of August.<\/p>\n<p> That scenario could put the three-term Democratic governor on trial for his political life \u2014 and create a sordid spectacle the likes of which New York has never seen, with multiple accusers potentially offering sworn testimony about unwanted kisses, creepy come-ons and backside grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the impeachment process works in the Empire State:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impeachment\"><\/span>Impeachment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Under Article XIII, Section 5 of the New York Constitution, any public officer is subject to removal for \u201cmisconduct or malversation in office,\u201d with the latter term referring to corruption, extortion and other punishable acts. The constitution also gives the 150-member state Assembly the power to impeach officials by the vote of a simple majority, or 76 lawmakers. The Assembly is composed of 106 Democrats, 43 Republicans and one independent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Gov. Cuomo speaking at Riverside Church on November 15, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-17505951 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Cuomo speaking at Riverside Church<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Ge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Suspension_from_office\"><\/span>Suspension from office<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Should Cuomo be impeached, two-term Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely become acting governor pending the outcome of his trial. Hochul, a conservative Democrat who served one term as a US representative from outside Buffalo, has been first in line to succeed Cuomo since his second term. Cuomo tapped Hochul as his running mate to replace former Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, a former Rochester mayor and police chief who didn\u2019t seek re-election in 2014 and now heads the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trial\"><\/span>Trial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Impeachment trials are usually conducted by the 63-member state Senate and the Court of Appeals, the state\u2019s highest court, although in the case of a governor\u2019s trial, neither the lieutenant governor nor the Senate majority leader \u2014 Yonkers Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who has called on Cuomo to resign \u2014 can take part. Before the trial starts, the state constitution says that \u201cthe members of the court shall take an oath or affirmation truly and impartially to try the impeachment according to the evidence.\u201d The Senate is composed of 43 Democrats and 20 Republicans, and every judge on the Court of Appeals was nominated by Cuomo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A billboard in Albany calling for Gov. Cuomo to resign.\" class=\"wp-image-17505959 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-004.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-004.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-004.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-004.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-004.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A billboard in Albany calling for Gov. Cuomo to resign.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verdict_and_sentence\"><\/span>Verdict and sentence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Conviction at an impeachment trial requires \u201cthe concurrence of two-thirds of the members present\u201d and punishment is limited to removal from office and the added possibility of being disqualified from holding any other \u201cpublic office of honor trust or profit\u201d in New York. If Cuomo were impeached and convicted, Hochul would serve out the remainder of his term, which expires at the end of next year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_it_ever_happened_before\"><\/span>Has it ever happened before?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Only one New York governor \u2014 William \u201cPlain Bill\u201d Sulzer, a Democratic former state senator and member of Congress \u2014 has been impeached. It came just six months after he was elected in 1912 and turned on the city\u2019s corrupt Tammany Hall political machine, which had helped him win. Sulzer was accused of misusing campaign funds and convicted on Oct. 17, 1913. Despite being ousted, he was elected to the state\u2019s then-House of Representatives as an independent just days later. He ran again for governor the following year but lost in a landslide and withdrew from politics before dying in 1941.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Gov. Cuomo speaking at a news conference on October 5, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-17505970 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-002.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-002.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-002.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-002.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/andrew-cuomo-002.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. 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