1. When any person is thus declared elected, there shall be delivered to that person a certificate of election, under the official seal of the county, in substance as follows:

STATE OF IOWA      ) ………………………….. County.             )  At an election held in said county on the ………… day of ……………….. (month), ………… (year), …………………… (candidate’s name) was elected to the office of …………………… for the term of ………… years from the ………… day of ……………….. (month), ………… (year) [if elected to fill a vacancy, for the residue of the term ending on the ………… day of ……………….. (month), ………… (year)], and until a successor is elected and qualified. ……………………………………………., President of Board of Canvassers. Witness, ……………………………………………., County Commissioner of Elections (clerk).

Terms Used In Iowa Code 50.29

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The certificate of election is presumptive evidence of the person’s election and qualification.
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