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voters on the scrub list were not, in fact, ex-felons. He notes that they were,
however, black—and likely to vote Democratic—90% of ex-felons who are
allowed to vote vote Democratic.
In the end, the case went to the United States Supreme Court. The Court
decided, by a single vote, that Ms. Harris’s certification of the outcome
would stand, and George Bush became the president-elect of the United
States.
All elections have stories of irregularities. The 2000 election was certainly
no exception. What made it different was that the outcome came down to
the votes in a single state. The official tally in Florida had Mr. Bush with
2,912,790 and Mr. Gore with 2,912,253. What was the “real” outcome? No
one will ever know.
Sources: Florida Secretary of State, John Fund, “Vote Early and…” The Wall
Street Journal, December 12, 2001; Greg Palast, “The Great Florida Ex-Con
Game,” Harper’s Magazine, March 1, 2002; and U. S. Supreme Court, George
W. Bush et al. vs. Albert Gore, Jr. et al., December 12, 2000.

ANSWER TO TRY IT! PROBLEM
Statements (2) and (5) reflect a public interest perspective.
Statements (1), (3), and (4) reflect a public choice perspective.
[1] “Legislative Term Limits: An Overview,” National Conference of State
Legislatures, April 22, 2005.

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