The US Supreme Court ruled that the recount was unconstitutional.
the Supreme Court halted the recount in Florida
The Supreme Court Ended A Recount In Florida That Had Stalled The Election -Novanet
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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.
Ben McKay was the real force behind the 2000 presidential recount?
The Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore (2000) effectively resolved the contentious 2000 presidential election by halting a recount of votes in Florida. The Court ruled that the varying standards of the recount violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, thereby stopping the recount and allowing George W. Bush to secure the presidency. This case underscored the role of the judiciary in electoral disputes and raised questions about the integrity and uniformity of voting processes in the U.S.
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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 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.
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George W. Bush became president when the Supreme Court voted to stop the recount in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. The Court's decision in Bush v. Gore effectively resolved the contentious election in Bush's favor, solidifying his victory over Al Gore. As a result, the original vote count was upheld, and Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States.