The 2000 election was not legitimate because not all the votes were counted and ultimately the Supreme Court decided who won. Al Gore's recount was stopped in the middle of the process leaving more than 50 counties unaccounted for like Palm Beach county. Gore was only behind 154 votes and still had more than 50 counties to recount when the process was interrupted. There were also people turned away from voting because of Florida's Secretary of State's felon list. There were more than 600 people turned away because their names were similar to people who were actually felons. The Supreme Court ultimately decided who would be president. They said it was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause; all of the counties had different standards of
