While most all of the 50 states accept RID certification in lieu of state certification (which is called "reciprocity).
In Tallahassee, the Florida Supreme Court found consensus in its first pivotal opinion last month, ordering a delay in the certification of the state's vote totals.
The issues in the case are considered largely moot, because Mr. Bush won both the original certification of the state's vote and the one extended by the Florida Supreme Court, although by a lesser margin.
The final judgment under review denies all relief requested by appellants Albert Gore Jr. and Joseph I. Lieberman, the Democratic candidates for president and vice president of the United States, in their complaint contesting the certification of the state results in the Nov. 7, 2000, presidential election.
"This verdict is certification of the ongoing state tradition of political murders and its alienation of some citizens as the enemy," Fethiye Cetin, a lawyer for the Dink family, told television reporters at the scene.
Teachers with national or out-of-state certifications may be exempt from some testing requirements, since Florida observes reciprocity with other states and the board.
The court also appeared to hold sub silentio that the recount totals from Broward County, which were not completed until after the original Nov. 14 certification by the secretary of state, were to be considered part of the new certified vote totals even though the county certification was not contested by Vice President Gore.
The proposed legislation would require annual certification by the secretary of State that Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to preserve the preferential treatment for Hong Kong.
This has been a very close race and we are awaiting certification by the secretary of state," Moore said in a video released last Wednesday. .
The U.S. Congress conditioned 15percentt of the U.S. contribution to the Global Fund on a certification from the Secretary of State that the organization's Office of Inspector General (OIG) operated without interference.
