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Election 2000: Republicans Looking to Challenge Miami-Dade Recount

Aired November 20, 2000 - 10:28 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: They have been counting the ballots in Miami-Dade now for about an hour and a half this morning. Let's get the latest on the recount in Florida's most populous county, by the way.

Let's go now to CNN's Charles Zewe, who joins us now on the phone -- Charles.

CHARLES ZEWE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Leon, Republicans here in Miami ARE casting about for A judge right now, who will hold a hearing, perhaps later today, on their claims that the ballots are being mishandled, and that could well sway the outcome of entire election.

Republicans tried yesterday to stop the initiation of this hand recount unsuccessfully. They are trying again today to get a state court judge in the 11th judicial district to reconsider the whole thing, bring both sides into court and consider the issues.

They say this entire recount is illegal because the Miami-Dade Canvassing Board did not have the authority to reverse itself. Last week, the board voted against recounting the ballots after checking three precincts and finding only six votes for Al Gore. Then they reversed themselves later in the week, and decided to go ahead with a full count of 653,000 ballots cast on election day.

So far this morning, everything has been apparently going smoothly. They are only just a few precincts into this process that they expect will go on at least until December 1st. The question is is the question all over the state today, whether the Florida Supreme Court will allow these ballots, however many are turned up, to be counted in the end -- Leon.

HARRIS: Charles, do you get a sense of what the atmosphere is like there, as the counting process continues? We are look now at a live picture of the canvassing board there conducting its work, and with the Republicans voicing so many concerns, and so many different levels about the process. What kind of a sense are you getting?

ZEWE: Well, I get the sense that the Bush campaign people are here in force, as are the Republican observers, as are the Democratic observers. The Republicans, in particular, Leon, are very tense about the situation. They're watching everything like hawks. They are watching every handling of every ballot, they're on edge. They're bringing, calling attention, reporter's attention particularly, to any sort of problems with the ballots or chads hitting the floor or any -- anything at all, they claim this process should not be going on. And they are going to try to go to court, again, to try to have a judge shut it down.

HARRIS: All right, thanks much, Charles Zewe, reporting live this morning from Miami.

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