The trial will feature crucial votes on dismissing articles of impeachment as well as testimony under oath, private deliberations by senator-jurors and votes conducted without debate or discussion.
The court will begin its work by ruling on pretrial motions. Any motion to dismiss an article of impeachment must be approved by a majority of senators, at least 16 members. Patrick can rule on any other motion, or he can ask senators to vote on a motion without debate or discussion.
The House managers' lawyers will present their case first. Each side has a total of 24 hours to present witnesses and evidence and cross-examine the opposition's witnesses. After both sides present their evidence, each side will have one hour to present rebuttal evidence.Each side has up to one hour to make final arguments. Following that, Senators will meet in private to deliberate.
Senators will submit a written vote on the question: "Shall this article of impeachment be sustained?" For each article, the court clerk will read, in random order, how each senator voted. If an article is sustained, the House impeachment managers can ask senators to prohibit Paxton from holding future public office in Texas. Each side would have 15 minutes to argue their position. Approval requires support from 21 senators.If Paxton is acquitted on all articles, he would be cleared to return to office.
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