How It All Works Together
During the 2000 Presidential election, Florida was thrown into the national spotlight, when the state was unable to determine who won the 23 electoral vot
es in the Presidential Electoral College. Several factors became very significant, including unprecedented close election results, the use of dated balloting machines in several counties, and the unusual circumstance of the governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, also being the brother of one of the presidential candidates, George W. Bush.
es in the Presidential Electoral College. Several factors became very significant, including unprecedented close election results, the use of dated balloting machines in several counties, and the unusual circumstance of the governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, also being the brother of one of the presidential candidates, George W. Bush. (Click on the picture of the "punch ballot" to see a rulings by the Florida Supreme Court to recount and accept additional ballots and other rulings on the 2000 election.)
Each of Florida's governmental bodies became part of a process that not only determined the future of Florida, but the entire nation. Local election boards determined whether ballots would be recounted. The Florida Executive Branch of Government upheld the results of the election.
The Florida legislature, led by republicans, created a special session to determine all of Florida's electoral votes by legislative resolution. The United States Supreme Court overruled the Florida Supreme Court in Gore v. Bush, declaring George W. Bush the winner of the Presidential race.
Each of Florida's governmental bodies became part of a process that not only determined the future of Florida, but the entire nation. Local election boards determined whether ballots would be recounted. The Florida Executive Branch of Government upheld the results of the election.
The Florida legislature, led by republicans, created a special session to determine all of Florida's electoral votes by legislative resolution. The United States Supreme Court overruled the Florida Supreme Court in Gore v. Bush, declaring George W. Bush the winner of the Presidential race. (Click on the picture of the document being signed to view the 2000 elections results on the Florida Secretary of State public website.)
