USA: ELECTION: FLORIDA JUDGE REJECTS REQUEST FOR RECOUNTED VOTES TO BE INCLUDED IN FINAL STATE TALLY.

Record ID: 979999

  • Title: USA: ELECTION: FLORIDA JUDGE REJECTS REQUEST FOR RECOUNTED VOTES TO BE INCLUDED IN FINAL STATE TALLY.
  • Date: 17th November 2000
  • Summary: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (NOVEMBER 17, 2000) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 1. MV/PAN: COURT ADMINISTRATOR TERRE CASS WALKS TO PODIUM AND READS JUDGE TERRY LEWIS' DECISION 0.07 2. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) CASS SAYING "Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I have the ruling from Judge Terry Lewis...I am going to read from the body of the ruling and then the order... 'On the limited evidence presented it appears that the secretary of state has presented her reasoned judgment to determine what relevant factors and criteria should be considered, applied them to the facts and circumstances pertinent to the individual counties involved and made her decision. My order requires nothing more. Accordingly it is ordered and adjudged that the plaintiff's motion is denied.' Thank you." 0.49 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 17, 2000 (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 3. GV/MV/CU: WORKERS RECOUNTING BALLOTS BY HAND (4 SHOTS) 1.31 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (NOVEMBER 17, 2000) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 4. MV/PAN/CU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) BUSH CAMPAIGN ADVISER JAMES BAKER WALKS INTO ROOM, SAYING "Ladies and gentlemen, I have just spoken with Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney. They are understandably pleased with Judge Lewis' opinion. The rule of law has prevailed. The court applied the rule of law objectively and fairly, upholding, as the judge's opinion states, the, quote, "reasoned judgment," close quote, of the secretary of state and the state election commission's certification of results on November 15. We now look forward to the prompt counting and reporting of the limited number of uncounted overseas absentee ballots so that the process of achieving a final result to the election in Florida is not subject to further delays. Thank you very much." 2.40 MIAMI, FLORIDA (NOVEMBER 17, 2000) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET 5. GV: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS INSPECTING MAIL WITH SNIFFER DOGS (2 SHOTS) 2.51 6. MV/CU: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS GATHERING ABSENTEE BALLOTS FROM OVERSEAS MAIL (2 SHOTS) 3.09 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: TALLAHASSEE, WEST PALM BEACH AND MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
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  • Country: USA
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