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The "butterfly ballot" used in Palm Beach County, Florida, was suspected of causing Al Gore's supporters to accidentally vote for Pat Buchanan. The 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida was a period of vote recounting in Florida that occurred during the weeks after Election Day in the 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 2000, that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Florida, a swing state, had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election. The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting ...
Florida's ballots are public record. According to an independent recount by the Miami Herald and USA TODAY in 2001, Bush won the election by 1,665 votes. Former Herald editor Marty Baron still ...
Presidential election recounts are rare, but they do occur, and the rules vary by state. Among the pivotal swing states, there are different processes for requesting and conducting recounts.. Of ...
That's why the 2000 presidential election in Florida is infamous. ... sweeping overhaul of Florida's election rules. The Election Reform Act of 2001 banned the use of punch-card voting machines ...
How such recounts in the case at hand could be made to fit into the statutory scheme, which, as Harris interpreted it, contemplated a quick certification followed, if necessary, by an election contest during which a court (rather than the canvassing boards) would be empowered to correct errors.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's election started badly when Hurricane Michael disrupted early voting in some Panhandle counties. Long lines, ballot shortages and other problems followed ...