An Atlanta federal appeals court refuses to block manual recounts in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Local Democrats sue the Seminole County Canvassing Board in state court over disputed absentee ballot applications. Florida Supreme Court rules that manual recounts may continue and that those votes must be included in the final tally. Court sets as deadline for certifying the election Nov. 26, a Sunday, or early Nov. 27. Republican vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney is admitted to the hospital with chest pain, later revealed to be a mild heart attack.
Doctors perform surgery.
The Miami-Dade canvassing board votes unanimously to halt manual recounts. Gore says he and Bush should both start planning transitions. U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Bush's appeal on the legality of the Florida Supreme Court's decision to allow recounts and extend state deadline for certification. Cheney leaves the hospital. Harris refuses to accept those results, and certifies final tallies giving Bush a 537-vote victory over Gore.