Word: enough
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...just look at them? Usually no one looks at undervoted ballots because there aren't enough of them to change the outcome. Because election officials so rarely examine them, they haven't set uniform standards for how to count them. Clashes occur when some counters say a mere dimple in a chad - even though the chad remains attached on all four sides - should be counted as a vote...
...Saturday afternoon, the recount was under way in Florida, with a strong chance that by day's end Gore might pick up enough votes to move ahead of Bush for the first time. Then the U.S. Supreme Court joined the battle. In another acrimonious split decision - this one 5 to 4 - the Justices halted the recount and scheduled oral arguments for Monday on George W. Bush's claim that the manual counts are unconstitutional and could do "irreparable harm" to his candidacy. Al Gore's top lawyer, David Boies, was eating lunch with another hotshot lawyer, Stephen Zack, when...
...state supreme court would be short-lived. The court had clearly "overstepped" its authority, Rove said. The U.S. Supreme Court would have no choice but to lower the boom on the state justices. The senators weren't convinced. They worried that the Supreme Court wouldn't move quickly enough to stop the recount before Gore pulled ahead and the media announced a new winner. That could alter the landscape drastically - and permanently...
...from under him too many times over the past 32 days to ascribe any intent to the Court's action. He looked forward to the hearing, and assured reporters George W. Bush's lawyers wouldn't be too tired to show up. For now, waiting until Monday was victory enough...
...County and Miami-Dade county hand recounts be included in the official tally. Those additions whittle Bush's lead down to 154 from the previous tally of 537. If the court's ruling stands - and there are bound to be appeals - Gore stands a good chance of picking up enough votes...