[Boise3981]

SCOTUS said in Bush V Gore that every presidential election is a federal matter and that it therefore has jurisdiction.

That is decidedly NOT what SCOTUS said in Bush v. Gore.

The Florida Supreme Court had ordered a recount, but ballots were being judged differently by different counties. Some were counting "hanging chad" ballots, some dimpled chat ballots, some hanging by 2 corners, some by 1, some by 3, etc... Some counties were changing procedures halfway through the count.

Bush argued that it was a violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution because different ballots/voters were being treated differently depending on what county or even when in the processing they were being recounted.

The federal issue in Bush v. Gore was the equal protection clause, NOT that it was a presidential election.

In fact the constitution specifically says that presidential electors are handed out in the manner in which the state prescribes. It's a state responsibility/power. If you're counting on the fact that it's a presidential race to give the feds a reason to get involved... you're going to be disappointed.

[FLT-bird]

Read Rhenquist’s notes.

[lepton]

The Florida Supreme Court had ordered a recount, but ballots were being judged differently by different counties.

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There was also an attempt to only recount in certain counties which would be expected to benefit Gore.