For all the do-or-die hoopla on state certification of results, it doesn't matter very much legally, although it is probably important symbolically.
So all results in Florida can be certified tonight and 5pm, George Bush can win a majority of the absentee votes on Friday, and Gore can still push for hand counts in counties and win the state election.
Plenty of precedents in past hand counts in Florida.
-- Nathan Newman
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Perry" <sperry at usinternet.com> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 12:14 PM Subject: Advantage Bush?
one thing the pundits are failing to point out: because of the stalls and false starts in initiating recounts in broward and dade, there's little chance those recounts could be completed by friday or saturday. and thus, unless the judge's ruling that's due momentarily should introduce a new wrinkle, there's no percentage for the bush camp in agreeing to a statewide hand recount.