Specifically, the court ruled that the secretary should accept amended certificates reflecting manual recounts if they were filed by 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26.
The stay order entered on November 17, 2000, by this Court shall remain in effect until the expiration of the time for accepting amended certifications set forth in this opinion.
Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis Terry Lewis indicated his view that the secretary of state has discretion to accept amended returns after the certification deadline.
Mr. Bush can accept, amend or reject those recommendations.
While some people will never offer or accept amends, it appears that others are able with time to forgive.
(Reuters) SWITZERLAND: BANKS ACCEPT HOLOCAUST DEAL -- Two major banks said they had formally accepted an amended version of a $1.25 billion settlement with Holocaust victims and their heirs.
The commission reluctantly accepted the amended package, with the EC's first vice president, Frans Timmermans, predicting a "rather complicated" implementation process at a press conference on Wednesday.
The mining tax repeal passed the Senate late Thursday night and will now go back to the House of Representatives on Friday, where the government will have to decide whether to accept its amended form.
"Now, if the secretary of state arbitrarily refuses to accept the amended returns based on the recount, and violates what this court has ruled is her duty, which is to accept those results unless she has a good reason not to, then we may be back in court".
Party leadership figures lined up to persuade members to vote for an endorsement of "business of usual" on fiscal policy, albeit accepting some amended language committing us explicitly to prioritising sensible stuff like investment in infrastructure.
