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...That's the day Florida has to send one slate of 25 electors or the other - Bush's or Al Gore's - to Washington to anoint one candidate as the choice of Florida voters and thus the president-elect of the United States. And the fact that these seven justices - who constantly interrupted their petitioners with questions and what-ifs - immediately started bandying the date about was a hint that the highest court in Florida has in its seven minds to do more than interpret the law. It may be looking for a grand solution...
...Also on Monday, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature met again to set guidelines for a special session to approve a slate of Bush-friendly electors - and both houses approved the procedures suggested last week. This pending vote has sharply divided state Democrats and Republicans - the Democrats claim the GOP is "hijacking" the election, while Republican lawmakers argue they are only working out an "insurance policy" to be used in case legal challenges are still pending by the December 18 electoral vote deadline. Tuesday, the Florida House of Representatives voted to affirm the Bush slate of electors. The state Senate will...
...When is the deadline for Florida to choose its electors? A:The state must officially select its slate of 25 electors by December 12. If, however, legal challenges are still pending at that time, the Florida Legislature, which is controlled by Republicans, has the right to choose the electors on their own. With one eye on that prerogative, the Gore team is stuck in a sort of legal Catch-22: They want to exhaust all of their legal options without extending the deadlock so far as to give the Florida legislature the right to independently appoint Bush-friendly electors...
...indeed. We're all waiting for the final recount from the Sunshine State, and assuming some consensus is reached by December 18, the Democratic or Republican slate of electors will be certified to vote in the state capital. Their ranks include Diane Glasser, a National Democratic Committeewoman from the Fort Lauderdale area, and Tom Slade, the former chairman of the Florida State Republican Committee...
Harvard's schedule this year closely resembles last year's slate of games. The Crimson opens the season at home Nov. 21 against Holy Cross and then hosts Lehigh four days later...