If a Declaration of Candidacy is filed, an election held, and no contest thereto is filed, the State Election Board shall certify the result to the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday next following the General Election. If a contest is filed, the result shall be certified to the Secretary of State either when the contest is determined or when it has been abandoned. If a decision by a majority of those voting thereon is that the officer shall not be retained in office, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the Governor and the Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission of the decision, stating the name and office of the officer, and that a vacancy has occurred or is certain to occur, as is appropriate.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 545, § 16, eff. July 1, 2005.