Gore v. Harris

772 So. 2d 1243 (2000)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
G
From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Gore v. Harris

Florida Supreme Court
772 So. 2d 1243 (2000)

  • Written by Tammy Boggs, JD

Facts

In the November 2000 American presidential election, the Republican Party’s candidate was George W. Bush, and the Democratic Party’s candidate was Albert Gore (plaintiff). In Florida, Bush was the certified winner by 1,784 votes after the first count. The small margin triggered Florida’s statutory recount process. After a recount using voting machines, certified results showed Bush with an even smaller lead of 537 votes. Bush was declared the winner by the Florida Canvassing Commission (the commission), but Bush’s slim lead triggered a discretionary manual recount. In certain counties, Democrats asked for a manual recount of ballots, including ballots that could not be counted using voting machines. The counties agreed to conduct a recount. Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris (defendant) declared that she would not accept the results of manual recounts past November 14. Gore sued Harris and other parties to contest Florida’s election results. Gore alleged that approximately 9,000 legal votes had not been counted in Miami-Dade County and requested remedial measures. The trial court denied relief. Gore appealed. On appeal, Harris argued that to the extent there were uncounted legal votes, any remedy would have to be statewide and not limited to one or more select counties.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

Dissent (Wells, C.J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 811,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 811,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 811,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,300 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Election Law
Remedies

Key Terms