Tight Trump-Biden fight could bring a Bush v. Gore scenario in multiple states

By Kerry Picket

Published September 15, 2020 1:32pm ET

Tight Trump-Biden fight could bring a Bush v. Gore scenario in multiple states — The nation could see a repeat of the 2000 Florida recount saga that left the next president unknown for 36 days, and with disputed vote counts in multiple states, says a former Federal Elections Commission chairman. Lee Goodman, who headed the FEC in calendar year 2014 and was on the elections body for a bit […]

The nation could see a repeat of the 2000 Florida recount saga that left the next president unknown for 36 days, and with disputed vote counts in multiple states, says a former Federal Elections Commission chairman.

Lee Goodman, who headed the FEC in calendar year 2014 and was on the elections body for a bit over four years, says the record number of mail-in ballots expected in this presidential election cycle ups the chances that lawsuits will be filed in several states.