Iowa Code Title II. Elections and Official Duties [Chs. 39-79] § 50.41. Certificate of election

1. Each person declared elected by the state board of canvassers shall receive a certificate, signed by the governor or, in the governor's absence, by the secretary of state, with the seal of state affixed, attested by the other canvassers, to be in substance as follows:

STATE OF IOWA:

To _____ (candidate's name): It is hereby certified that, at an election held on the ___ day of _____ you were elected to the office of _____ of Iowa, for the term of ___ years, from the ___ day of _____ (or if to fill a vacancy, for the residue of the term, ending on the ___ day of _____).

Given at the seat of government this ___ day of _____

2. If the governor is absent, the certificate of the election of the secretary of state shall be signed by the auditor. The certificate to members of the legislature shall describe, by the number, the district from which the member is elected.