Florida 2000 : : A Sourcebook on the Contested Presidential Election / / ed. by Mark Whitman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• HerausgeberIn: Whitman, Mark,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 p.)

Florida 2000 offers a clear, but also nuanced, account of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the disputed presidential election. Combining original sources with analyses, Mark Whitman traces the major developments in the Bush-Gore struggle. Section introductions and commentaries synthesize the often complex material, while editor's notes provide context for each selection. The appendixes include a comprehensive chronology of events, maps, and detailed election returns for both the state and the entire country.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I SETTING THE STAGE -- Introduction to Part 1 -- 1 Bad Intent -- 2 The Butterfly Debacle -- 3 Was Gore's Strategy in Florida Constitutional? The Forgotten Circuit Court Dissents -- PART 2 THE FIRST SHOWDOWN -- Introduction to Part 2 -- 4 Joint Brief of Vice President Gore and the Florida Democratic Party -- 5 Brief of Secretary of State Katherine Harris -- 6 Brief of Intervenor George W. Bush -- 7 Decision: Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris -- 8 Reactions to Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris -- 9 Comment: Was the Secretary Right About Manual Recounts? -- PART 3 COUNTING THE VOTES -- Introduction to Part 3 -- I o Delahunt v.Johnston: The Crucial Precedent? -- 11 Judge Charles Burton Testifies in Judge Jorge LaBarga's Court -- 12 Too Close to Call -- 13 Arguing About the Overseas Absentee Ballots -- PART 4 THE FIRST TRIP TO WASHINGTON -- Introduction to Part 4 -- 14 Brief of the Florida House and Senate, Amici Curiae -- 15 Testimony of Professor Bruce Ackerman -- 16 Before the U.S. Supreme Court: The Oral Argument -- 17 Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board -- 18 Reactions to Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board -- 19 More Supreme Than Court? The Fall of the Political Question Doctrine and the Rise of Judicial Supremacy -- PART 5 THE CONTEST -- Introduction to Part 5 -- 20 The Trial Testimony -- 21 Judge Sanders Sauls Decides Gore v. Harris -- 22 Four Justices Reverse Judge Sauls -- 23 Comment: Were Gore's Contest Claims Justified? -- PART 6 DENOUEMENT—RETURN TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT -- Introduction to Part 6 -- 24 The Bush Brief in Bush v. Gore -- 25 The Gore Brief -- 26 The Oral Argument -- 27 Final Judicial Opinions: Bush v. Gore -- 28 On Remand from the United States Supreme Court:The Brief That Never Was -- 29 Reactions to Bush v. Gore -- 30 Comment: Was the Court's Decision Sound and Principled? -- PART 7 CONCLUSION -- 31 The Whys and the Wherefores -- Appendix A: Chronology of the Bush-Gore Dispute -- Appendix B: The U.S. Presidential Election of 2000: Electoral and Popular Vote Totals by State -- Appendix C: Map of the Disputed State and Counties: Florida, 2000 -- Appendix D: Official Results in Florida by County -- Cases Cited -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book