Judge Terry Lewis presided over the case concerning absentee ballot applications in Martin County and Judge Nikki Clark heard a nearly identical case in Seminole County.
Voters in both counties voted overwhelmingly for President-elect George W. Bush more than four weeks ago on Election Day.
Gore supporters brought these suits in an attempt to overturn the election results – for the first time in U.S. history – by seeking to literally toss out tens of thousands of votes in what the courts deemed unacceptable remedies for mere technical concerns with regard to completing forms
Despite denials to the contrary, the Gore campaign offered legal and strategic advice to the plaintiffs for the express purpose of causing votes that were actually cast to be discounted.
So much for the endless and empty Gore demands to "count every vote!"
America saw his duplicity when he eliminated the votes of 1,000 military ballots and had it reconfirmed with the instigation of three lawsuits to do the same with some 30,000 civilian absentee ballots.
A third, similar Gore absentee ballot application case in Bay County, affecting several thousand votes, was dismissed by Florida Circuit Judge Ralph Smith.
Public support for Gore has plunged as increasing numbers of Americans have repeatedly witnessed his blatant, selfish, and disruptive behavior, demonstrating the vice president’s glaring personal and political weaknesses.
All eyes are now on the Florida Supreme Court, expected to hand down a decision on the Gore appeal of the critical case he lost before Judge N. Sanders Sauls, rejecting his "contest" of the election suit, which sought to force the re-recounting of 13,000 "undervotes" in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
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Dan Frisa represented New York in the United States Congress and served four terms in the New York State Assembly.
• Dec. 8, 3:05 p.m. – WOND radio in Atlantic City, N.J.
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