Closing Arguments in Gore's Florida Contest

Dec. 3 -- — Al Gore’s formal contest of George W. Bush’s victory in the Florida vote count is grinding on today, with closing arguments for all parties underway this evening.

David Boies, the lead lawyer making Gore’s case in Leon County Circuit Court before Judge N. Sanders Sauls, closed the plaintiff’s case by saying vote counts in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Nassau counties should be altered.

Pertaining to Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, Boies argued that more than 600 ballots counted by hand but not included in the certified tallies should be part of the final total.