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Us Election 2004 Timeline

153 events in this timeline

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  1. 2000-11-25 11:52 p.m. November 25, 2000: Florida County Recount Gives 567 Additional Votes to Gore
  2. 2000-11-26 9:00 a.m. November 26, 2000: Senate Democrat: No Interest in Gore Concession; Senate Republican: Americans Ready for Bush to Win
  3. 2000-11-26 2:45 p.m. November 26, 2000: Florida Secretary of State Refuses Deadline Extension; Almost 2,000 Ballots Go Uncounted
  4. 2000-11-26 7:30 p.m. November 26, 2000: Florida Secretary of State Announces Bush Winner of Florida Presidential Election
  5. 2000-11-26 4:00 a.m. November 26, 2000: Republican Lawyers Dispute Florida Recount Procedures, Delay Counting
  6. 2000-11-27 November 27, 2000 and After: Bush Campaign Begins Transition Activities
  7. 2000-11-27 November 27, 2000: Flurry of Legal Motions Follows Certification of Bush as Florida Presidential Winner; Gore Contests Florida Certification of Bush
  8. 2000-11-27 12:52 p.m. November 27, 2000: Democratic Congress Members Hold Conference Call with Gore, Lieberman
  9. 2000-11-27 8:55 p.m. November 27, 2000: Gore Explains Contesting of Florida Election on National Television
  10. 2000-11-28 1:00 p.m. November 28, 2000: Florida Republicans Consider Appointing Own Slate of Electors to Vote for Bush
  11. 2000-11-28 2:04 p.m. November 28, 2000: Gore Asks Bush to Stop Trying to ‘Roadblock’ Florida Recounts
  12. 2000-11-29 November 29, 2000: Columnist: Gore Attempting to ‘Delegitimize Democracy’ by Continuing Recount Battle
  13. 2000-11-29 (November 29, 2000): Justice O’Connor Intends to Overturn Florida Supreme Court Decision, Grant Bush Election, Says Her Clerk
  14. 2000-11-30 November 30, 2000: Cheney Orders Opening of Bush ‘Transition Office’ after GSA Refuses to Issue Funds
  15. 2000-11-30 9:00 a.m. November 30, 2000 and After: Democrats Ask Florida Supreme Court to Order Recounts in Two Counties, Court Will Reject Plea
  16. 2000-11-30 11:45 a.m. November 30, 2000: Florida Legislative Panel Votes to Designate Electors for Bush Even if Voting Dispute Not Resolved
  17. 2000-12-01 November 13 - December 1, 2000: Bush Campaign Demands, Receives Manual Recounts in New Mexico
  18. 2000-12-01 December 1-6, 2000: Appeals Court Denies Bush Lawsuits Challenging Legality of Florida Manual Recounts
  19. 2000-12-01 December 1, 2000: Texas Judge Rejects Challenge to Cheney’s State Residence
  20. 2000-12-01 1:45 p.m. December 1, 2000: Florida Senate President Delays Calling Special Session to Name Electors
  21. 2000-12-01 4:40 p.m. December 1, 2000: Florida High Court Refuses to Order Immediate ‘Undervote’ Recount, Finds ‘Butterfly Ballot’ Legal
  22. 2000-12-01 8:32 a.m. December 1, 2000: Democrats Move to Throw Out Florida Absentee Ballots Due to Allegations of Tampering
  23. 2000-12-02 November 28 - December 2, 2000: Judge Refuses to Order Manual Recounts, Refuses to Block Bush Certification
  24. 2000-12-03 December 3, 2000: Cheney Asks Gore to Concede
  25. 2000-12-04 4:43 p.m. December 4, 2000: Florida Judge Rules against Gore in Recount Issues
  26. 2000-12-06 11:00 a.m. December 6, 2000: Bush Campaign Continues Transition Activities
  27. 2000-12-06 December 6-7, 2000: Judges Reject Lawsuits Challenging Florida Absentee Ballots
  28. 2000-12-06 5:16 p.m. December 6, 2000: Florida Republicans Say Legislator Will Convene to Decide Whether to Choose Slate of Electors
  29. 2000-12-07 December 7-8, 2000: Florida Supreme Court Orders Recounts of ‘Undervotes’
  30. 2000-12-08 11:35 p.m. December 8, 2000: Florida Judge Sets December 10 Deadline for Recounts
  31. 2000-12-08 12:00 p.m. December 8, 2000: Florida Legislature Meets to Decide Elector Appointment
  32. 2000-12-08 2:27 p.m. December 8, 2000: Court Rules Absentee Ballots Lacking Postmarks Must Be Counted
  33. 2000-12-08 December 8-9, 2000: Bush Asks US Supreme Court to Declare Him President; Republicans Attempt to Delay Process; Supreme Court Halts Recounts of ‘Undervotes’
  34. 2000-12-09 December 9, 2000: Florida Counties Begin ‘Undervote’ Recounts, Supreme Court Halts Procedure
  35. 2000-12-10 November 12 - December 10, 2000: Media Analyses Show Sunday Morning Talk Show Coverage Heavily Favorable to Bush in Recount Discussions
  36. 2000-12-11 December 11, 2000: US Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in ‘Bush v. Gore’; Justice Says ‘Counting of Votes’ Does ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Bush
  37. 2000-12-12 9:54 p.m. December 12, 2000: Supreme Court ‘Bush v. Gore’ Ruling Throws Out Florida Recounts, Gives Presidency to Bush
  38. 2000-12-12 December 12, 2000: Florida House of Representatives Votes to Name Electors for Bush
  39. 2000-12-13 December 13, 2000: Gore Concedes; Bush Accepts Presidency
  40. 2000-12-18 December 18, 2000: Electoral College Certifies George W. Bush as President
  41. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
  42. 2001-02-14 February 14, 2001: House Committee Holds Hearing on Fox News’s ‘Premature’ Decision to Declare Bush Election Night Winner
  43. 2002-07-15 July 15, 2002: Records Show Bush Campaign Outspent Gore Campaign 4-1 on Florida Recounts
  44. March 2001: Author Publishes Book on 2000 Election, Concludes ‘We Will Never Know Who Won Florida’
  45. March 2000 and After: Unidentified Pro-Bush Ads Cause Stir, Call Campaign Finance Law into Question
  46. September 2000: Elections Supervisor Accepts ‘Butterfly Ballot’ Design for Palm Beach County
  47. October-November 2000: Bush’s Cousin Hired to Anchor Fox News Election Night Coverage
  48. 10:00 a.m. December 1 - 4, 2000: US Supreme Court Overrules Florida Supreme Court’s Ruling on Florida Recounts
  49. 1998 and After: Florida Ramps Up Disenfranchisement Strategies for Minority Voters via Error-Riddled ‘Purge Lists’
  50. 1999 and After: Florida Disenfranchises Voters via Obsolete, Error-Prone Voting Machines