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City of: Minneapolis State of: Minnesota Date: January 23, 2003 Name of Registrant, Depositor, or Trustee: /s/ Jeffrey P. Fox ------------------ By (Name and Title): Jeffrey P. Fox Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer /s/ Paula R. Meyer ------------------- Witness (Name and Title): Paula R. Meyer President and Chief Executive Officer AXP Government Income Series, Inc. EX-99.77C PROXY 3 ex99-77c.txt RESULTS OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Results of Meeting of Shareholders AXP FEDERAL INCOME FUND REGULAR MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002 (UNAUDITED) A brief description of each proposal voted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each proposal is set forth below. Proposal 1 To elect the thirteen nominees specified below as Board members*. Shares Voted "For" Shares Withholding Authority to Vote Arne H. Carlson 488,839,211.156 18,339,032.045 Philip J. Carroll, Jr. 489,444,682.943 17,733,560.258 Livio D. DeSimone 489,311,342.916 17,866,900.285 Barbara H. Fraser 489,573,322.023 17,604,921.178 Ira D. Hall 489,664,617.603 17,513,625.598 Heinz F. Hutter 489,113,478.151 18,064,765.050 Anne P. Jones 489,064,701.887 18,113,541.314 Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. 490,515,392.934 16,662,850.267 Alan G. Quasha 490,015,388.746 17,162,854.455 Stephen W. Roszell 490,120,393.802 17,057,849.399 Alan K. Simpson 488,116,122.686 19,062,120.515 Alison Taunton-Rigby 489,767,870.570 17,410,372.631 William F. Truscott 490,015,475.979 17,162,767.222 Proposal 2 To Amend the Articles of Incorporation/Declaration of Trust*: 2(a). To allow one vote/dollar instead of one vote/share. Shares Voted "For" Shares Voted "Against" Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 396,150,335.230 40,858,504.609 18,123,444.362 52,045,959.000 2(b). To change the name of the corporation. Shares Voted "For" Shares Voted "Against" Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 451,867,760.860 35,805,074.223 19,505,408.118 0.000 * Denotes Registrant-wide proposals and voting results. Results of Meeting of Shareholders AXP US GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE FUND REGULAR MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002 (UNAUDITED) A brief description of each proposal voted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each proposal is set forth below. Proposal 1 To elect the thirteen nominees specified below as Board members*. Shares Voted "For" Shares Withholding Authority to Vote Arne H. Carlson 488,839,211.156 18,339,032.045 Philip J. Carroll, Jr. 489,444,682.943 17,733,560.258 Livio D. DeSimone 489,311,342.916 17,866,900.285 Barbara H. Fraser 489,573,322.023 17,604,921.178 Ira D. Hall 489,664,617.603 17,513,625.598 Heinz F. Hutter 489,113,478.151 18,064,765.050 Anne P. Jones 489,064,701.887 18,113,541.314 Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. 490,515,392.934 16,662,850.267 Alan G. Quasha 490,015,388.746 17,162,854.455 Stephen W. Roszell 490,120,393.802 17,057,849.399 Alan K. Simpson 488,116,122.686 19,062,120.515 Alison Taunton-Rigby 489,767,870.570 17,410,372.631 William F. Truscott 490,015,475.979 17,162,767.222 Proposal 2 To Amend the Articles of Incorporation/Declaration of Trust*: Shares Voted "For" Shares Voted "Against" Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 396,150,335.230 40,858,504.609 18,123,444.362 52,045,959.000 2(b). To change the name of the corporation. Shares Voted "For" Shares Voted "Against" Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 451,867,760.860 35,805,074.223 19,505,408.118 0.000 * Denotes Registrant-wide proposals and voting results. EX-99.77Q3 CERT 4 ex99-77q3.txt CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT TO SUB-ITEM 77Q3 OF FORM N-SAR (i) The registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures within the 90 day period prior to the filing of this report on Form N-SAR. Based on this evaluation, they have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in design and operation. (ii) There have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect registrant's internal controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation indicated, including no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that required corrective action. (iii) See attached certification. Certification Pursuant to 270.30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 I, Paula Meyer, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of AXP Government Income Series, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: January 23, 2003 /s/ Paula R. Meyer -------------------------------- Name: Paula R. Meyer Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 270.30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 I, Jeffrey Fox, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of AXP Government Income Series, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: January 23, 2003 /s/ Jeffrey P. Fox -------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey P. Fox Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----