Understanding the 2000 election : a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency / Abner Greene.
2001
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Author
Title
Understanding the 2000 election : a guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency / Abner Greene.
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2001]
Copyright
©2001
Call Number
KF5074.2 .G74 2001
ISBN
0814731481 (cloth : alk. paper)
Description
vi, 202 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)46937439
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Portion of Title
Guide to the legal battles that decided the presidency.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1
1Winning the Presidency: The Electoral Vote
15
Pt. I
Counting by Hand
2Manual Recounts: In Florida, and Across the Nation
29
3Protesting the Election: What Sort of Deadline Was November 14?
43
4Contesting the Election: What Does the Law Mean by "Rejection of Legal Votes"?
56
5Challenging Hand Counts in Federal Court: The Seed Is Planted
70
Pt. II
The Bush Attack on the Florida Supreme Court
6The "Safe-Harbor" Provision and Article II of the Constitution: Did the Florida Supreme Court Rewrite Florida Law?
85
7Article II of the U.S. Constitution: Did the Florida Supreme Court Improperly Rely on the Florida Constitution?
94
8The U.S. Supreme Court Asks for Clarification: The Florida Supreme Court Responds
100
Pt. III
The End of the Road
9The U.S. Supreme Court Ends the Election: The Unconstitutionality of Florida's Hand Counts and the Ultimate Significance of December 12
111
Pt. IV
The Wild-Card Lawsuits
10The "Butterfly Ballot": Palm Beach County and 3,407 Buchanan Votes
137
11Absentee Ballots: Seminole and Martin Counties and a Printer's Error
151
Pt. V
The Legislative Role
12The Florida Legislature: What Was Its Proper Role?
163
13The U.S. Congress: The Unused Court of Last Resort
168
Afterword
178
Notes
185
Acknowledgments
197
Index
199
About the Author
202