When the time for any recount or appeal to the ballot law commission or superior court has expired or when all candidates for an office whose names were placed on the official state general election ballot have waived in writing a recount and an appeal, whichever is first:
I. The governor shall issue certificates of election to the following officers-elect:
(a) Electors of the president and vice-president of the United States;
(b) United States senator;
(c) United States representatives.
II. The secretary of state shall issue certificates of election to the following officers-elect:
(a) State senators;
(b) State representatives;
(c) County officers.
III. [Repealed.]