[OldDeckHand]

"Wasn’t certification necessary for Joe Miller to get a recount? I’m getting lost again here..."

Probably not. Generally, certification is the event that signals all the counting and recounting is over, and that the state has declared an "official" winner. It's the last step before taking the oath and assuming office.

[j.argese]

Thanks!

[SeattleBruce]

“and that the state has declared an “official” winner.”

But, but the murky one declared herself the official winner last night - as did the propagandists...