FLORIDA ELECTION CHALLENGE TO MANUAL RECOUNT

On behalf of three Florida voters, the James Madison Center for Free Speech filed suit against the County Canvassing Boards of Volusia, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, and State election officials to stop the use of selective manual recounts to manipulate the results of the 2000 Presidential election. The suit alleges that Florida Statute § 102.166(4) unconstitutionally establishes an election recount procedure that dilutes and debases the vote of three voters and of other Florida voters who cast their ballots for Governor George W. Bush and, thereby, violates plaintiff voters’ right to equal protection of the laws. The voters request that the statute be struck down and that the State and county defendants be enjoined from utilizing the results of the manual recounts in determining the winner in the 2000 Presidential election.

For more information about the Florida election challenge to manual recount, please click on the following press releases for an overview, and on the court documents to view the legal claims, arguments, hearing transcript, or court opinions:

Press Releases:

Florida Press Release, 12-02-00

Florida Press Release, 11-28-00

Florida Press Release, 11-22-00

Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, 12-08-00

On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Appendix, 12-08-00