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1:45 p.m. December 1, 2000: Florida Senate President Delays Calling Special Session to Name Electors

2000-12-01 1:45 p.m.

The president of the Florida Senate, Republican John McKay, decides not to call a special session of the Florida Legislature to independently select a slate of electors to vote for George W. Bush in the US Electoral College (see 11:45 a.m. November 30, 2000). McKay decides to ruminate on the matter over the weekend. [US News and World Report, 12/13/2000]