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He has to be convicted by the senate to be declared ineligible to run for office.

This explains the process.

https://www.elitedaily.com/news/politics/number-members-congress-need-impeach-president/1958544

So, to begin the impeachment process, a specific group of members among the 435 representatives in the House -- the House Judiciary Committee -- vote over the articles of impeachment.

Once the articles of impeachment are drafted, the 40 members on the House Judiciary Committee voted over whether bring them to the full House of Representatives.

A simple majority vote is needed, in this case, which means 21 congresspeople voting yay are needed in this phase.

HOUSE VOTE: 218
Once the articles make it out of the judiciary committee, the 435 members of the House of Representatives debate the merits of the articles of impeachment.

In this phase, a simple majority is needed again to continue the impeachment process, which means 218 representatives would have to vote yay in order to confirm impeachment.


SENATE TRIAL: 67
By the time the process brings the president before the Senate in order to defend himself, the "impeachment" part is done.

What occurs then is a procedure that would see the president prosecuted by a group of "managers" from the House of Representatives, while a Supreme Court justice presides over the trial.

The senate, ultimately, acts as the jury. In order for the president to be removed from office, in this case, it would require a two-thirds vote among the 100 senators.


Senate make up.

116th Congress (2019-2021)
Majority Party: Republican (53 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)
Total Seats: 100

You would need 20 Republicans to vote to convict if all the Dems and INDs voted yay.