HOUSE RESOLUTION 12

(By Delegate Wilson)

(BY REQUEST)

[Introduced February 6, 2019]

Urging the House of Delegates to adopt articles of impeachment to impeach Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, for maladministration, incompetence, corruption, and neglect of duty.

Whereas, Under Section 9, Article IV of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, the House of Delegates has the authority to adopt articles of impeachment against Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, for maladministration, incompetence, corruption, and neglect of duty committed in his capacity and by virtue of his office as the Governor of West Virginia; therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Delegates:

That The House of Delegates is urged to adopt articles of impeachment against Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, for maladministration, incompetence, corruption, and neglect of duty; and, be it

Further Resolved, That a committee of five members of the House of Delegates be formed to act as managers on the part of the House of Delegates to carry and deliver to the Clerk of the Senate the articles of impeachment; and, be it

Further Resolved, That following the adoption of articles of impeachment the said committee of five, as managers, be and is hereby directed to conduct the impeachment against the said Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, before the Senate, in accordance with procedural rules adopted by the Senate, with all necessary assistance as may be required and provided by employees of the House or Senate and by such professional, clerical and stenographic assistants as may be engaged by the House or Senate for such purposes.