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Remedies Keyed to Kovacic-Fleischer, 8th
Bush v. Gore
Citation:
531 U.S. 98, 121 S. Ct. 525, 148 L. Ed. 2d 388 (2000)Facts
On November 8, 2000, the day after the presidential election, Florida reported that Bush received 2,909,135 votes and Gore received 2,907,351 votes, a margin of 1,784 votes for Bush. An automatic machine recount reduced Bush’s margin. Gore sought manual recounts in Volusia, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties. Disputes arose over certification deadlines and the definition of legal votes. The Florida Supreme Court ultimately ordered manual recounts of approximately 9,000 Miami-Dade County undervotes and directed inclusion of 215 Palm Beach County votes and 168 Miami-Dade County votes for Gore in certified totals. The court defined a legal vote as one showing clear indication of voter intent but provided no uniform standards for determining such intent across counties.
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