If a majority of the votes cast in a recall election favor the removal of the state officer, upon certification of that result the state officer is removed from office and the office is vacant.

* NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 1996, chapter 469, *article 2, section 9, is effective upon ratification of the *constitutional amendment in Laws 1996, chapter 469, article 1. *Laws 1996, chapter 469, article 2, section 11.