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Judge Rejects Block of Fla. Electors
WASHINGTON (AP)--A federal judge denied a request Thursday to
stop Vice President Al Gore from recognizing Florida's slate of
presidential electors when Congress makes its formal count of
electoral votes this weekend.
U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth said the people
making the request had no jurisdiction in the motion brought
against Gore, who serves as the Senate president.
The lawsuit filed by two District of Columbia voters, Robert Asa
Gordon and Lawrence Douglass Jamison, alleged that Florida
election officials ``disenfranchised'' tens of thousands of
blacks on Election Day by making it difficult for them to vote.
They claimed many black voters were intimidated, threatened or
simply turned away at the polls.
The plaintiffs said they filed the lawsuit against Gore because
of his role as Senate president and not because he was a
presidential candidate. A joint session of Congress will convene
Saturday for a ceremonial task of reading the electoral votes and
Gore will preside over that meeting.
Rupa Bhattacharyya of the U.S. Justice Department argued the
plaintiffs failed to prove--just days before the joint session _
the merits of their lawsuit. She also said they failed to link
any injury they allegedly incurred to the vice president's
conduct.
After about 90 minutes of arguments, Lamberth said the case
lacked legal standing. He also suggested the ``public interest
would be harmed'' if the electoral process were further delayed
after weeks of legal turmoil in Florida over the state's vote
count.
Jamison said he was considering whether to appeal.
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