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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL]

Bush v Gore Case (US)

Rafael A Porrata-Doria Jr

From: Oxford Constitutions (http://oxcon.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 14 November 2024

Subject(s):
Electoral oversight — Scheduling of elections — Electoral systems — Right to participate in elections

General Editors: Rainer Grote, Frauke Lachenmann, Rüdiger Wolfrum
Managing Editor: Martina Mantovani

1. Bush v Gore is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which regulated the recounting of ballots in one state, Florida, in the presidential election of 2000 (presidential systems). That decision, which was reached by a vote of 5–4, effectively determined the outcome of that presidential election, and was very controversial. 2. In order to understand Bush v Gore, it is first necessary to understand the mechanics of presidential elections in the United States and the underlying issues in the 2000 election that created the legal dispute that gave rise...
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