Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Bush v. Gore Bush v. Gore, 531
U.S. 98 (2000), was a controversial U.S. Supreme Court case
heard on December 11, 2000. The decision directly impacted the
result of the 2000 presidential election because it stopped the
statewide recount that was occurring in Florida and allowed
Florida to certify George W. Bush the winner for the State of
Florida. With Florida's 25 electoral votes, Bush had enough
electoral votes to win the Prisidency. In a 7-2 per curiam
opinion, the court ordered that a ballot recount then being
conducted in certain counties in Florida was to be stopped due
to lacking a consistent standard. The court further declared, in
a 5-4 vote, that there was insufficient time to establish
standards for a new recount that would meet Florida's deadline
for certifying electors. The election in question took place on
November 7, 2000. Under the Electoral College system, each state
conducts its own individual election for president. The winner
of each state's election recei