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To: RON BL who wrote (79654)	11/17/2000 12:54:17 PM
From: Tim Luke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

gore pissing his political career right down the drain...what a complete idiot he is

To: RON BL who wrote (79654)	11/17/2000 1:00:19 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Order Denying Emergency Motion to Compel Compliance With and for Enforcement of Injunction The limited issue before me on this Motion is whether the Secretary of State has violated my Order of November 14, 2000. The Plaintiffs assert that she has acted arbitrarily in deciding to ignore amended returns from counties conducting manual recounts. I disagree. As noted in my previous Order, Florida law grants to the Secretary, as the Chief Elections Officer, broad discretionary authority to accept or reject late filed returns. The purpose and intent of my Order was to insure that she in fact properly exercised her discretion, rather than automatically reject returns that came in after the statutory deadline. On the limited evidence presented, it appears that the Secretary has exercised her reasoned judgment to determine what relevant factors and criteria should be considered, applied them to the facts and circumstances pertinent to the individual counties involved, and made her decision. My Order requires nothing more. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is hereby denied. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, this 17th day of November, 2000. Terry P. Lewis, Circuit Judge