1.   That is the distance needed for a NASCAR event to be declared official.

2.   That result has been declared official.

3.   With all precincts reporting, and now with the recount complete, plus the hand count finalized, this election is hereby declared official.

4.   First-run times were not immediately declared official following a protest by the Austrian team, claiming that the electronic timing of Thomas Stangassinger was incorrect.

5.   She said the network lucked out by not having to decide whether to leave the Derby before the race was declared official.

6.   Unofficial results after the vote showed him with a commanding lead, but Babangida declared the election void before the outcome was declared official.