Understanding the 2000 election, a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency, Abner Greene
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Understanding the 2000 election, a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency, Abner Greene
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non fiction
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Understanding the 2000 election
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Abner Greene
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a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency
Table Of Contents
Winning the presidency: the electoral vote -- Manual recounts: in Florida and across the nation -- Protesting the election: what sort of deadline was November 14? -- Contesting the election: what does the law mean by "rejection of legal votes"? -- Challenging hand counts in Federal Court: the seed is planted -- The "safe-harbor" provision and article II of the Constitution: did the Florida Supreme Court rewrite Florida law? -- Article II of the U.S. Constitution: did the Florida Supreme Court improperly rely on the Florida Constitution? -- The U.S. Supreme Court asks for clarification: the Florida Supreme Court responds -- The U.S. Supreme Court ends the election: the unconstitutionality of Florida's hand counts and the ultimate significance of December 12 -- The "butterfly ballot": Palm Beach county and 3,407 Buchanan votes -- Absentee ballots: Seminole and Martin counties and a printer's error -- The Florida legislature: what was its proper role? -- The U.S. Congress: the unused court of last resort
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