Florida Recount
The florida vote was ultimately settled in bush s favor by a margin of 537 votes when the u s.
Florida recount. The sunshine state broward county in particular has been under the. The florida election recount of 2000 was a period of vote recounting in florida that occurred during the weeks after election day in the 2000 united states presidential election between george w. Thursday afternoon shortly after 2 the unofficial count gave republican nominee ron. Bush and al gore.
Florida state law provides for automatic recounts when the margin of victory for a given office or measure is equal to or less than 0 5 percent of the total votes cast for that office or measure. At the time republicans expressed dismay at the idea of a recount. The margin in florida had shrunk to a sliver and a recount seemed in order. They had won florida they insisted.
As florida heads towards a machine recount for the senate and gubernatorial races prominent republicans are alleging voter fraud by democrats trying to create new votes for their candidates. If the margin of victory is equal to or less than 0 25 percent a hand recount is ordered automatic tabulators are otherwise used. Florida election law requires a machine recount if the vote margin in a race is less than 0 5 percent and after that a hand recount of undervotes and overvotes if the margin is less than 0 25. The florida governor contest that captivated the nation as a referendum on president donald j.
Senate race by noon sunday.