Legislature prepares to open special session in which to nullify a longshot Democratic victory.
The high court could rule quickly, even as early as today. David Boies, lead attorney for Gore, asserted Leon County Circuit Judge N. Sanders Sauls erred Monday by refusing to overturn Bush's official victory and order a recount of roughly 14,000 disputed ballots. This is a situation where we have identified specific votes . . . But Barry Richard, lead attorney for Bush, said Sauls ruled correctly, mainly because the Gore team failed to prove the election results were in doubt. Gore watched the proceedings at home on television, along with his running mate, Joseph I. Lieberman.