Understanding the 2000 election : a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency

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Full Title:: Understanding the 2000 election : a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency / Abner Greene

Subjects:: Bush, George W.(George Walker),1946---Trials, litigation, etc
Gore, Al,1948---Trials, litigation, etc
Contested elections--United States
Contested elections--Florida
Presidents--United States--Election--2000

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.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: vi, 202 pages ; 24 cm