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On January 6,
2001 the Joint Session of Congress met to tabluate the Electoral Vote.
There were objections from Representatives however there were no
objections from Senators. With 270 votes needed to win, the final
certified Electoral Vote is:
Bush: 271
Gore:
266
Abstention: 1
On December 18,
2000, there was one Elector defection from the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
To protest what she called D.C.'s "colonial status", Elector Barbara
Lett-Simmons cast a blank ballot instead of voting for Gore. With 270
votes needed to win the Electoral vote total stands at:
Bush: 271
Gore: 266
Abstention:
1
Duly Appointed Presidential Electors
Monday, December 18, 2000 and Saturday, January 6, 2001
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- Inauguration of the 43rd President of the United States
- Saturday, January 20, 2001
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- Electoral College
- 2000 Electors for the President and Vice President of the United States.
Who appoints the electors? What's the law? How do the electors appear on the ballot?
Are the electors pledged to support the winning ticket? A comprehensive and easily accessible source of this difficult to find information.
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- Electoral College (History)
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- President, House seats, Senate seats, and Governor's chairs up for Election
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- The Contested Presidential Election
- News items and home page "RED ZONE" postings
- Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - Gore Concedes
- Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Florida Supreme Court
- Monday, December 11, 2000
- Saturday, December 9, 2000 - U.S. Supreme Court Halts Recount
- Friday, December 8, 2000 - Florida Supreme Court orders new recount
- Thursday, December 7, 2000
- Wednesday, December 6, 2000
- Tuesday, December 5, 2000
- Monday, December 4, 2000 - Text of Judge N. Sanders Sauls Ruling regarding Gore's Contest of Flordia's Certified Election Results
- Monday, December 4, 2000
- Friday, December 1, 2000
- Wednesday, November 29, 2000
- Tuesday, November 28, 2000
- Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - Florida Attorney General's Fact Sheet Regarding Overseas Absentee Ballots
- Monday, November 27, 2000
- Sunday, November 26, 2000 (Bush certified winner in Florida)
- Saturday, November 25, 2000
- Saturday, November 25, 2000 - LAME DUCK 106th CONGRESS to meet Tuesday 5 December 2000
- Saturday, November 25, 2000 - THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM'S INVOLVEMENT
- Friday, November 24, 2000
- Thursday, November 23, 2000
- Wednesday, November 22, 2000
- Tuesday, November 21, 2000
- Monday, November 20, 2000
- Sunday, November 19, 2000
- Saturday, November 18, 2000
- Friday, November 17, 2000
- Thursday, November 16, 2000
- Wednesday, November 15, 2000
- Tuesday, November 14, 2000
- Monday, November 13, 2000
- Sunday, November 12, 2000
- Saturday, November 11, 2000
- Friday, November 10, 2000
- Friday, November 10, 2000 - Florida Presidential Ballot Recount
- Thursday, November 9, 2000
- Wednesday, November 8, 2000
- Legal Documents (The links below require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™)
- Wednesday, December 12, 2000 - U.S. Supreme Court halts recounts.
- Tuesday, December 11, 2000 - Florida Supreme Court responds to Supreme Court's remand of December 4.
- Saturday, December 9, 2000 - U.S. Supreme Court stays Florida Supreme Court's decision to recount undervote.
- Friday, December 8, 2000 - Florida Supreme Court orders recounts of ALL undervotes in ALL counties.
- Wednesday, December 6, 2000 - 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejects the Bush campaign's request to throw out results of selected recounts.
- Monday, December 4, 2000 - U.S. Supreme Court vacates and remands the Florida Supreme Court's decision to extend the certification deadline.
- Saturday, December 2, 2000 - U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding Florida Supreme Court's decision to extend the certification deadline.
- Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - Florida Supreme Court extends certification deadline from November 14 to November 26.
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- News
- News and events related to the election process
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- UNITED STATES SENATE: Electoral "Classes"
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- Sectional and Regional Politics
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- Relative Political Party Strength in Presidential Elections
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- Presidential Debates (George W. Bush and Al Gore)
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- Presidential Nominations
- Green - President: Ralph Nader (District of Columbia), Vice President: Winona LaDuke (Minnesota)
- Libertarian - President: Harry Browne (Tennessee), Vice President: Art Olivier (California)
- Republican - President: George W. Bush (Texas), Vice President: Richard B. "Dick" Cheney (Wyoming)
- Reform (majority, main Convention) - President: Pat Buchanan (Virginia), Vice President: Ezola Foster (California)
- Reform (minority, rump Convention) and Natural Law - President: John Hagelin (Iowa), Vice President: Nat Goldhaber (California)
- Democrat - President: Al Gore (Tennessee), Vice President: Joseph Lieberman (Connecticut)
- Constitution Party - President: Howard Phillips (Virginia), Vice-President: Dr. J. Curtis Frazier (Missouri)
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- Third Parties' Page
- Green, Libertarian, Reform, Constitution, and Natural Law Parties
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- 2000 Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Phase
- Monday, January 24, 2000 to Thursday, August 17, 2000.
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- 1972-1996 State Voting Trends
- How often does a state vote for the Democratic Presidential Candidate? For the
Republican? For the winner?
- 2000 White House Hopefuls
- Democrat
- Bill Bradley (withdrew March 9, 2000)
- Al Gore (concession December 13, 2000)
- Republican
- Gary Bauer (withdrew)
- George W. Bush (victory speech December 13, 2000)
- Elizabeth Dole (withdrew)
- Steve Forbes (withdrew)
- Orrin Hatch (withdrew)
- Alan Keyes (withdrew)
- John McCain (suspended campaign March 9, 2000)
- Colin Powell (Draft Exploratory Committee) (not nominated)
- Dan Quayle (withdrew)
- Angel Joy Rocker (not nominated)
- Charles Urban (Texas) (not nominated)
- Reform
- Draft John Anderson for President (not nominated)
- Pat Buchanan
- John Hagelin
- Ross Perot (not nominated)
- Donald Trump (withdrew)
- Libertarian
- Harry Browne Nominated July 2, 2000
- Don Gorman (not nominated)
- Barry Hess (not nominated)
- Larry Hines (not nominated)
- Dave Hollist (not nominated)
- Jacob Hornberger (not nominated)
- Kip Lee (not nominated)
- Edison P. McDaniels Sr. (not nominated)
- L. Neil Smith (not nominated)
- Green
- Jello Biafra (not nominated)
- Stephen Gaskin (not nominated)
- Ralph Nader - Nominated June 25, 2000
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