The Commissioners, Democrats and Republicans alike believe this is a mistake. Gore should accept the results rendered by the official count, once it is complete. If he loses, so be it. It he wins, huzzah for him. Not a good idea.
Elections are human endeavors, and labor-intensive ones at that.
They are always subject to screwups - by voters, by election officials, by chance. The Duh Factor certainly was at work in Palm Beach County. Election officials, eager to produce a big-type ballot, created a confusing one instead. Votes that should have gone to Al Gore went to Pat Buchanan. There were 102 million votes cast in America on Nov. 7.