Gore High Court Appeal Hinges On 'Three Mistakes'
United Press International
TALLAHASSEE (UPI) - Vice President Al Gore Wednesday took his battle for the presidency to the Florida Supreme Court again. In an appeal filed just before midday, Gore's lawyers asked the high court to overturn Monday's order from a county judge, denying a hand recount of more than 13,000 disputed ballots cast in last month's presidential election. In documents filed Wednesday, Gore's lawyers said Monday's ruling by Leon County Circuit judge N. Sanders Sauls contained three major errors. At the same time, lawyers representing Gore's Republican opponent, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, filed a brief that defended Sauls' ruling as "well-reasoned and careful."
Gore Brief Text Excerpts
The Associated Press
Text excerpts of Al Gore's brief filed with the Florida Supreme Court
asking it to set aside George W. Bush's certified victory in the state
and to order the immediate counting of thousands of disputed ballots.
Gore Weighs-In On Seminole Votes
By Vickie Chachere / The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Badly in need of a win, Democrat attorneys are going back into court to overturn presidential election results in two counties where they say Republicans cheated. And no one is more interested in the outcome than Vice President Al Gore, whose string of courtroom losses in recent days threatens his viability to continue his vote challenge in Florida. Democrats claim Republicans illegally added voter-IDs to incomplete absentee ballot application forms in Seminole and Martin counties. In Seminole, lawyers say applications submitted by Democrats without the same information were thrown out.
Count Them Out? Dems Want to Toss 25,000 Absentee Votes
By Carter M. Yang / ABC News
Al Gore has said from the outset of the month-old election dispute that he wants “every vote counted,” but one of his last chances for winning the White House now hinges on whether two Florida judges throw out some 25,000 ballots. As attorneys for the Democrat candidate and his Republican rival, George W. Bush, prepare to face off Thursday before the Florida Supreme Court, a lower court is hearing cases brought by local Democrats seeking to have thousands of absentee votes discarded.
U.S. Appeals Court Denies Bush Recount Challenge
United Press International
ATLANTA (UPI) - The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta Wednesday ruled against the campaign of Texas Gov. George W. Bush, which was challenging selected hand recounts of ballots in Florida's presidential election. The Bush campaign had alleged that the hand counts only in heavily Democrat counties violated federal civil rights law and the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law.
Gore A Church Regular When 'In Crisis'
By Joyce Howard Price / The Washington Times
Vice President Al Gore, who with his running mate Joseph I. Lieberman spoke often during the campaign of the importance of faith, has become a regular in the pews of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Arlington, Va., since beginning his monthlong struggle to win the Florida counting. The vice president and his wife, Tipper, were baptized there 20 years ago today. Their son, Al, was baptized there nine years ago. Baptists are baptized, by immersion, as a statement of their faith in Jesus Christ.
Gore Partisans See Final Stand In Court
By Andrew Cain / The Washington Times
Democrats' pessimism mingled with gallows humor yesterday as Vice President Al Gore pinned his final hopes on today's hearing before the Florida Supreme Court. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, a Gore supporter, said the unresolved election is not hurting the country. But he scoffed at Mr. Gore's suggestion he has a "50-50" chance.
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