Saturday, 3 March 2012

GOP FLORIDA LEGISLATURE LOOKS AT CHOOSING OWN ELECTORS.(MAIN)

Byline: JEFFREY McMURRAY Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's Republican lawmakers are talking about choosing their own slate of national electors in an extraordinary session.

Mike Fasano, the GOP leader in the Florida House, said Wednesday that the Republican-controlled Legislature could intervene if hand recounts in two predominantly Democratic counties push Democrat Al Gore over the top in the race for the state's decisive electoral votes in the presidential race.

And new House Speaker Tom Feeney said the Legislature was ready to ``ensure an Electoral College representation for Florida'' -- though he also suggested on Thanksgiving eve …

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