Tamar,

>At this stage of the game, to request a recount, they have to contest the election results. That's done on a county-by-county basis and they have to provide evidence that the certified results may be seriously flawed in some way. Clearly, contesting all 67 counties would be a monumental task.

It's interesting that under Florida law, you have until December 6 for election contests to be filed. So, I suppose that if Gore were awarded the election by a judge BEFORE then, Bush could then file contests....

I wonder, however, if the presently certified winner can file a contest action before the certification is overturned, or can perhaps file a counter-contest once the other team has contested?