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...George W. Bush's lawyers not only got in on that one but headed all the way to Atlanta and told the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that they plan to appeal Monday's decision by a federal judge that the hand counts could go forward...
...Bush campaign, which was hoping to have them declared in violation of Florida law. (The federal appeals court in Atlanta has agreed to hear the case, by the way.) The Florida high court also denied Harris's request to have all election-related lawsuits consolidated in the local circuit court in Tallahassee (something else the Bush campaign wanted), but said nothing about taking the bundle on themselves, which was Warren Christopher's proffer to the Bush camp earlier in the day. (Christopher's reason for proposal may just have something to do with the seven justices' Democratic lineage, which...
...element in this whole affair. After planning to begin a hand count early Wednesday morning, the county canvassing board - a bit embroiled in scandal itself after Republicans accused board member Carol Roberts, a Democrat, of taking some "chads" literally into her own hands - is waiting to hear from the circuit court how they should deal with "pregnant chads." Is a dimple an intended vote? Or does the lack of a puncture mean a lack of a vote...
...Even Palm Beach County may be getting its act together. After County Circuit Judge Jorge Labarge (the sixth judge in line after five recused themselves) dissolved the injunction preventing the county from certifying election results while the "butterfly ballot" lawsuits proceed, the board sent their tallies off to Tallahassee to be included in the final tally. That was about 30 minutes before the deadline...
...Bush camp, a welcome surprise. The lawyers are headed down the block to the Florida State Supreme Court for an appeal after Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis ended a long Tuesday morning of suspense and upheld Secretary of State Katherine Harris's 5 p.m. deadline for certifying county vote tallies in the Florida election...