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CONTESTED 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
DEFINITION: “November 7, 2000 Election Day. Gore receives 48.26 percent of the popular vote, Bush receives 47.81 percent, Nader receives 2.92, and Buchanan receives 0.43. Bush leads the electoral vote with 271 to 267 for Gore, but the twenty-five votes in Florida, where Bush leads, are subject to an automatic recount because of the closeness of the state result. Problems about vote recounts in Florida emerge, which lead to legal action by both campaigns. The U.S. Supreme Court determines the outcome of the election.” (The Disputed Presidential Election of 2000)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
What part did “hanging chads” play in the election?
Why was Palm Beach County’s “butterfly ballot” important to the outcome of the election?
Did Bush steal the election from Gore?
Why is the Electoral College important to the outcome of the election?
Should the Supreme Court have decided the election or should the U.S. have had another election?
Will computerized voting eliminate this problem in the future?
What role did Database Technologies (DBT Online)'s voter file have in the problems?
Would implementing the key provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ensure a fair election?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADING: Contested elections—United States, Presidents—United States—Election—2000, Contested elections—Florida
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
Disputed Presidential Election of 2000 REF JK 526 2003 America at the Polls 1960-2000 REF JK 524 .M33 2001
Presidential Elections 1789-2000 REF JK 524 .P6783 2002 Historic U.S. Court Cases: An Encyclopedia REF KF 385 .A4 J64 2001 Voting in America
REF JK 1976 .D53 2004
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
CQ Researcher "Voting Rights" 10/29/04;"Voting Controversies" 9/15/2006
Presidency A to Z: Bush V. Gore
Issues & Controversies: "Internet Voting" 2/27/2004 p.65-70; "U.S. Election Monitors" 10/29/04 p.423-427; "Voting Machines" 12/17/04 p.488-495; "Voting Rights Act" 9/08/06 p. 349-56
Statistical Abstract of the United States (also at Reference Desk)
2000 Official Presidential General Election Results http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/2000presgeresults.htm
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
Academic Search Premier Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Mega
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
INTERNET SITES:
League of Women Voters http://www.lwv.org/join/elections/ear_history.html Internet Archive Wayback Machine – Election 2000 http://web.archive.org/collections/e2k.html JURIST – Presidential Election Law: Florida Recount, etc.
US News Online: Election 2000: Timeline of Post Election Events http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/election/magtimeline.htm
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources
MLA 5/04 rev 7/07 ck2
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