text: When the presidential election is over your governor prepares a certificate of ascertainmentits listing all of the candidates who had ran for president in your state. The certicate also says the winning presidential canddidate in your state."After the presidential election,your governor prepares a "certificate of ascertainment" listing all of the candidates who ran for president in your state along with the names of their respective electors."The states certificates of ascertainments are sent to the congress and the national archives.