Queen Amidala requested that a Vote of No Confidence be held for Chancellor Valorum.
A process known as a Vote of No Confidence existed within the Galactic Republic's Senate, allowing senators to remove the Supreme Chancellor from their position if they lacked the support of the majority. The Ethics Committee of the Senate had the authority to initiate a Vote of No Confidence against senators themselves, following a period of ethical investigation and formal disapproval. In the year 32 BBY, Finis Valorum was removed from his chancellorship via this vote after Queen Padmé Amidala publicly condemned his administration, citing his insufficient response to the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo. Ultimately, the Senate chose Sheev Palpatine from Naboo to succeed Valorum.