"One thing that is irrefutable is that in these 1,776 certified precincts, the Republican Party was able to certify and report Rick Santorum was the winner of the certified precinct vote total by 34 votes," he told reporters.
The dispute virtually assures that the canvassing board will not be able to certify a winner before next Tuesday, when the new Congress is to be sworn in.
The State Department said that because it has not been able to certify that Russia is complying with its treaty obligations, it is curtailing new joint arms control projects and additional money for some existing programs.
But it may not matter: the State Department has to be able to certify that the governments receiving American aid are making progress on issues like human rights and corruption.
But commission officials say they will not be able to certify that flawed machines are repaired by the November election, or provide software fixes or upgrades, because of a backlog at the testing laboratories the commission uses.
However, a Western diplomat in Vienna, where the U.N.'s atomic energy agency has its headquarters, said that it was not clear whether Iran was able to certify the enriched uranium for use as fuel.
Russia, whose drug-testing agency has been banned for three years, will now be able to certify on its own that its athletes are not using illicit drugs, allowing them easier entry to a range of competitions.
And unlike debt, it would have no fixed maturity date but rather would become redeemable in cash only when the secretary of the Treasury was able to certify that there's enough money available in the Treasury's general fund to cover it.
In a cable sent last week, the State Department said the United States had not been able to certify that commitment and, therefore, the administration would be unable to start new initiatives or provide new financing for programs to reduce the threat posed by each side's nuclear, biological and chemical arms.
"You should be able to certify your identity, especially on sites where there is a trust issue, like eBay," says Nouyrit.
Third, manufacturers also need to meet quality assurance thresholds and be able to certify that their IoT devices are free from known vulnerabilities.
