ACLJ Urges Florida Court to Let Election Results Stand.Legal Editors WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 ACLJ ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) Files Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Supporting Florida and Palm Beach Election Officials The American Center The American Center is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27. The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, today filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of election officials in Florida and Palm Beach County urging a Florida court to stay out of the election process in Florida and to permit the election results from the November 7th election to stand. "It is our position that the charges raised in the lawsuits in Florida do not warrant a new election," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, which has filed the friend-of-the-court briefs in five lawsuits on behalf of election officials. "We do not believe there is a legal basis for a court to intervene in this matter. The re-count process underway in Florida is the proper method to finalize this election. It is our hope that once the re-count is complete and the absentee ballots have been tabulated, the state will certify the election and protect the constitutional rights of the millions of Floridians who cast their ballots November 7th." The ACLJ today filed amicus briefs in five lawsuits in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida Palm Beach County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2007, the county had a population of 1,351,236 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research[1]. on behalf of state and Palm Beach County election officials. The ACLJ briefs assert that there has been no election fraud, corruption, or coercion - the legal standards necessary under Florida law The jurisprudence of this state offers major differences from doctrines prevailing in the United States at either the federal level or that of the various states. Homestead exemption from forced sale, the dangerous instrumentality doctrine, the right to privacy, and the Williams to consider invalidating in·val·i·date tr.v. in·val·i·dat·ed, in·val·i·dat·ing, in·val·i·dates To make invalid; nullify. in·val an election. The briefs also assert that alleged ballot design and alleged voter confusion are insufficient to trigger an invalidation of election results. Sekulow said he does not believe the legal challenges filed by voters in Florida will succeed. And, he said the final determination of the presidential election should be made under the provisions provided by the U.S. Constitution. Sekulow said, "The Constitution is very clear - the vote of the Electoral College electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, - and not the popular vote - is the deciding factor in this presidential race. We will continue to challenge lawsuits designed to subvert this constitutional process and to derail de·rail intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails 1. To run or cause to run off the rails. 2. the presidential election." The American Center for Law and Justice is a public interest law firm that specializes in constitutional law. The ACLJ is headquartered in Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of Virginia Beach were merged, giving the present city an area of 302 sq mi (782 sq km). , VA and the web site address is www.aclj.org. |
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