Lori Perez | The 2000 Presidential Election, Postelection Contest: A Chronology

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Lori Perez | The 2000 Presidential Election, Postelection Contest: A Chronology | The History Cooperative

The 2000 Presidential Election, Postelection Contest: A Chronology

Prepared by C. Lori Pérez 1

November 7, 2000 – Election day. By late evening, each of the major presidential candidates—Gov. George Bush of Texas (Republican) and Vice President Albert Gore Jr. (Democrat)—has close to an Electoral College majority. 2

November 8, 2000 – Shortly after 2 A.M., the major television networks call Florida and the election for Bush. Gore telephones Bush to concede but within an hour retracts his concession. By 4:15 A.M., the networks withdraw their call. In Palm Beach County an unexpectedly large vote for third-party candidates leads to questions about the "butterfly ballot" used there. 3

November 9, 2000 – An incomplete count in Florida puts Bush's lead at 1,784 votes out of nearly 6 million. Because of the narrow margin, state law mandates a machine recount in all 67 counties. Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for a Justice Department investigation into alleged irregularities, including denial of rights to minority voters, in Florida. 4

November 10, 2000 – Democrats request hand recounts in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Volusia counties. 5

November 11, 2000 – Palm Beach County announces that it will recount by hand all ballots cast there. 6

November 13, 2000 – A federal district court judge in Miami rejects Bush's request for an order barring hand recounts. 7

November 14, 2000 – Deadline for the automatic recount. After a full machine recount and Volusia County's hand recount, Bush has a lead of 300 votes. Florida's Republican secretary of state, Katherine Harris, gives counties a day to justify including further recounts in the statewide certified results. 8

November 15, 2000 – Harris refuses requests that hand recounts in Broward and Palm Beach counties be included in the certification. 9

November 16, 2000 – The Florida Supreme Court permits hand recounts in Broward and Palm Beach counties but allows a Leon County Circuit Court judge to decide whether Harris must include those votes in the certified tally. 10

November 17, 2000 – The Leon County judge permits Harris to certify the results and declare a winner without including the hand recounts. But the Florida Supreme Court blocks certification until it can hear a Gore appeal. The United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta refuses Bush's request that it halt ongoing hand recounts. Miami-Dade County officials decide to recount. 11

November 18, 2000 – Overseas absentee ballots raise Bush's statewide lead to 930 votes. . . .

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