George W. Bush, et al.
Petitioners
Theodore B. Olson, Counsel of RecordOn December 8, 2000, the Florida State Supreme Court voted 4 to 3 to order a manual recount of ballots that registered no vote for President or Vice President in the State’s recent election. George W. Bush, Republican nominee for President, and Richard Cheney, Republican nominee for Vice President, appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. They alleged that the court-ordered recounts violated the U.S. Constitution and ran contrary to a Federal law granting States "safe harbor" from congressional review of their electoral votes if they report in by December 12. On December 9,…
