Constitution of Connecticut (2025 publisher edition) — Article NINTH

Publisher edition notice: The publisher identifies this compilation as revised to January 1, 2025. It preserves the annotated original 1965 text and all ratified amendments, alongside the Revisors' unofficial convenience version incorporating extant amendments. The latter does not supersede the original Constitution and amendments; later changes have not been independently verified.

Article NINTH Revisors’ compilation incorporating extant amendments; publisher convenience version.

ARTICLE NINTH.
OF IMPEACHMENTS.
(Power of impeachment.)
Sec. 1. The house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching.
(Trial of impeachments.)
Sec. 2. All impeachments shall be tried by the senate. When sitting for that purpose,
they shall be on oath or affirmation. No person shall be convicted without the concur-
rence of at least two-thirds of the members present. When the governor is impeached,
the chief justice shall preside.
(Liability to impeachments.)
Sec. 3. The governor, and all other executive and judicial officers, shall be liable to
impeachment; but judgments in such cases shall not extend further than to removal
from office, and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under the
state. The party convicted, shall, nevertheless, be liable and subject to indictment, trial
and punishment according to law.
(Treason against the state.)
Sec. 4. Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against it, or
adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of
treason, unless on the testimony of at least two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court. No conviction of treason, or attainder, shall work corruption
of blood, or forfeiture.

Article NINTH Original 1965 text and publisher annotations; retained historical context.

ARTICLE NINTH.
OF IMPEACHMENTS.
(Power of impeachment.)
Sec. 1.1 The house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching.
1 Jurisdiction of courts over actions concerning impeachment proceedings discussed. 192 C. 704. Cited. 193 C.
180. Impeachment power cited. Id. Cited. 234 C. 539. Impeachment provision cited. Id. Reaffirmed previous holding
that legislative impeachment authority is subject to judicial review where legislative action is outside of constitutional
impeachment and there are egregious and irreparable violations of state or federal constitutional guarantees, and further
held that there should be judicial review in the case of a sitting governor to afford reasonable opportunity to challenge
impeachment proceedings while matter is before impeachment committee when challenge is based on a constitutional
violation and tangible harm. 271 C. 540.
(Trial of impeachments.)
Sec. 2. 1 All impeachments shall be tried by the senate. When sitting for that purpose,
they shall be on oath or affirmation. No person shall be convicted without the concur-
rence of at least two-thirds of the members present. When the governor is impeached,
the chief justice shall preside.
1 Jurisdiction of courts over actions concerning impeachment proceedings discussed. 192 C. 704.
(Liability to impeachments.)
Sec. 3.1 The governor, and all other executive and judicial officers, shall be liable
to impeachment; but judgments in such cases shall not extend further than to removal
from office, and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under the
state. The party convicted, shall, nevertheless, be liable and subject to indictment, trial
and punishment according to law.
1 Judge of probate may be disbarred as attorney. 88 C. 451. Judges of probate court may be removed by impeachment.
157 C. 150. Jurisdiction of courts over actions concerning impeachment proceedings discussed. 192 C. 704. Cited. 234
C. 539. Impeachment cited. Id.
(Treason against the state.)
Sec. 4.1 Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against it, or
adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of
treason, unless on the testimony of at least two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court. No conviction of treason, or attainder, shall work corruption
of blood, or forfeiture.
1 Cited. 197 C. 436.
Prohibition against bill of attainder cited. 15 CA 161; Id., 342.