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The Supreme Court Ended A Recount In Florida That Had Stalled The Election -Novanet
the Supreme Court halted the recount in Florida
The U.S. Supreme CourtAnswerthe supreme court of americathe Supreme Court halted the recount in Florida
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Bush v. Gore (2000) that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found that the lack of uniform standards in the recount process led to unequal treatment of voters, which was unconstitutional. This ruling effectively ended the recount and resulted in George W. Bush winning Florida's electoral votes and the presidency.
The US Supreme Court ruled that the recount was unconstitutional.
The principle the court focused on was the principle of racial segregation.
The Democrats disputed the vote count and appealed to state supreme court which ordered a recount. An appeal was made to to the US Supreme Court which ruled against another recount. There were many side angles about election irregularities and decisions over which ballots were spoiled and which were legal. The phrase "hanging chad" was heard for awhile.
The Supreme Court does not have the power to appoint a president. You are probably referring to the election of 2000 when a portion of the Supreme Court denied another recount in Florida where the election was close . Florida's votes went to George W. Bush and he needed them to win the election. Later recounts seemed to indicate that Bush won, but some still say the election was decided by the court. Or in 1876, a panel which included five Supreme Court Justices and 10 Congressmen ruled on the credentials of several electors and ruled all the disputes in favor of Rutherford Hayes, giving him the election. Both Bush and Hayes lost the popular vote.
The principle the focused on was called the separate but equal principle.
It hindered the re-vote of the presidential election between the two. If the recount had been allowed Gore may have become our then president, instead of Bush. There were also other different significants that came out of this case.
The federal appeals process
A Supreme Court decision can be changed through the process of judicial review by having a lower court challenge the decision and appeal it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court can then review the case and potentially overturn its previous decision based on new arguments or evidence presented during the review process.