Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris. Harris
Florida Department of State Katherine Harris at a press conference at 7:30 p.m. in the Senate building of the Florida capitol following receipt of certified returns from Florida's counties Tuesday night. Photo by Bruce Brewer.
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As the entire legal affairs world knows by now, retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor last month expressed a frisson of regret for the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision in Gore vs. Bush, a decision that appeared to decide the 2000 presidential election.
Will the reputation and persuasive power of the U.S. Supreme Court survive in the unlikely event the court appears to decide the 2012 presidential election, as it seemingly did in 2000's Bush vs. Gore?
A Florida judge ruled that only Democrats will be allowed to vote in this month's primary election for a county commission seat.
Former NFL wide receiver Andre Rison has been ordered to pay more than $322,000 in restitution for missed child-support payments.
A congressional task force recommended Friday that a challenge to the election results in a Florida congressional district be dismissed.
A government contractor has agreed to pay $1 million in civil penalties for an illegal contribution reimbursement scheme, the U.S. elections watchdog said.
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A Florida county is dumping its touch-screen voting machines in favor of paper ballots.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has easily defeated Republican challenger Katherine Harris, projections from news outlets said Tuesday.
Katherine Harris, the underdog Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida, said Friday that Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson does not vote like a Christian.
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