Sentence examples for Officially certify from inspiring English sources

When the time came to officially certify the 2004 Bush versus Kerry presidential votes in Ohio, Kucinich was one of the handful of progressive House members who joined Sen. Barbara Boxer to oppose that certification.

Though this is more than the required 10percentt of registered voters that is a bar for success, Gale said he would not officially certify the petition drive until 125,271 signatures are verified.

Furthermore, while U.L. says 15percentt ethanol would be acceptable, it cannot retroactively and officially certify the existing pumps for dispensing E15, a spokesman, Joseph Hirschmugl, said.

The military said this week that investigators from the Joint P.O.W./M.I.A. Accounting Command, working with bone fragments and wreckage from the crash, managed to officially certify his remains and those of three other servicemen on the flight.

Thus most of the local officials who preside over computerized elections do not actually know how their systems are counting the votes, and when they officially certify that the election results are correct they do not and cannot really know them to be so.

The legislation would toughen the already rigorous refugee screening process by calling for intelligence officials, law enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security to officially certify that any individual seeking refuge from a war-torn country isn't dangerous.

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley officially certified the results early this evening.

"Katherine Harris -- Ignore Court, Certify 1st Count," another advised.

The performances by him and Ms. Harris certify the strength of the couple's bond.

Bob Neveu, Certify's chief executive, said there had not been any significant decrease in meal allowances at his company's clients.

We are filing today a request that Judge Jackson certify the case for immediate review by the Supreme Court under the Expediting Act.