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Dec.
12 – U.S. Supreme Court reverses state court decision and says
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Dec.
10 – Poll shows slim majority wants U.S. Supreme Court to allow
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Dec. 9 – U.S. Supreme Court halts hand recounts. |
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Dec. 8 – Florida
Supreme Court orders hand recount of "undervotes" and adds votes
in two counties that were not included in certified total. Also, Leon County Circuit
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Dec. 4 – U.S.
Supreme Court asks Florida Supreme Court to clarify its Nov. 21 decision
to extend deadlines and include hand recounts. Also, Leon County Circuit Court judge rejects request for manual recount and refuses to overturn certification of Bush as the winner. |
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Dec.
3 – Poll shows majority approves of U.S. Supreme Court getting
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Dec. 1 – Florida Supreme Court refuses Gore request for an immediate recount of disputed ballots and rejects a challenge to Palm Beach County's "butterfly ballot." |
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Nov. 28 – Leon County Circuit Court judge rejects Gore request for an
immediate count of 13,000 disputed ballots. |
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Nov.
27 – Poll shows majority wants Gore to concede the election.
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Nov. 26 – After court-mandated extension of deadline, vote is re-certified to include some new hand recounts, but not all from the four counties where Gore had requested them.
Bush Lead: 537 votes
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Nov. 23 – Florida Supreme Court refuses Gore request to force Miami-Dade
County to resume hand recounts.
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Nov. 21 – Florida Supreme Court rules that secretary of state must
include hand recounts in vote totals and sets a Nov. 26 deadline.
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Nov. 18 – Overseas ballots are counted, widening Bush's margin over Gore.
Bush Lead: 930 votes
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Nov. 17 – Florida Supreme Court tells secretary of state to hold off on certifying results until it can hear the case for hand recounts.
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Nov. 16 – Poll shows majority wants Florida secretary of state to include hand recounts in the final vote total.
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Nov. 14– Secretary of state certifies county totals that don't include hand recounts. Florida circuit judge rules that the secretary of state can enforce a 5 p.m. deadline.
Bush Lead: 300 votes
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Nov. 13 – Miami district court refuses Bush request to stop hand recounts.
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Nov. 12 – Poll shows public does not want court action.
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Nov. 9 – Machine recount narrows Bush's lead over Gore.
Bush Lead: 327 votes
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Nov. 8 – Original tally of election results.
Bush Lead: 1,784 votes
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Nov. 7 – Election Day
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