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WELLS PAPERS. Series 2. Election 2000 Files. BOX 9.


[Accordion file: Research]

[File]


  1. Various dates, including: 1877, November 22, 1988, 1989, July 5, 1989, 1998, April 29, 1999, February 2000, July 2000, November 13, 2000. Various official state publications and reference works, including: Laws of Florida, Constitution of the State of Florida, Opinion of the Florida Department of State, Florida Statutes 2000, Journal of the Senate State of Florida, Florida Information Associates Florida Legislature Staff Analyses 1989 Session, Department of Legal Affairs Attorney General Opinions, Florida Jurisprudence, Florida Administrative Code Annotated. All are photocopies related to state laws and rules governing elections.

[end of file]

[File]


  1. Various dates, including: 1961, November 26, 2000. Various official and legal publications including: American Jurisprudence, Congressional Record, Official Amended Certification of the State Elections Canvassing Commission. Westlaw Electronic Research. All are photocopies related to Federal laws and rules governing elections.

[end of file]

[File]


  1. Various dates, including: 1960,1994. Various contents, including: Dictionary definition of “plenary,” Nova Law Review, Election laws of the State of Hawaii, petition to the Florida Legislature, “Deschler’s Precedents of the United State House of Representatives, Vol. 3.”

[end of file]

[loose documents in the file: all are photocopies of opinions]



  1. 1984, August 20. United State District Court for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. v. State of Florida. Civil Action No. TCA-80-1055. Consent Decree.

  2. 1996, April 4. Supreme Court of Florida. Acosta v. Richter. 671 S0.2d 149..

  3. 2000, September 7. Supreme Court of Florida. Armstrong v. Harris. No. SC-95223.

  4. 1998, March 19. Supreme Court of Florida. Beckstrom v. Volusia County Canvassing Board. No. SC-91642.

  5. 1997, March 4. Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, Volusia County. Beckstrom v. Volusia County Canvassing Board. Case No. 96-11098-CIDL-01/

  6. 1998, April 9. Supreme Court of Florida. Bellsouth Telecommunications v. Johnson. No. 90671. 708 So.2d 594. With underlines and flags

  7. 1975, September 30. Supreme Court of Florida. Boardman v. Esteva. No 46282. 323 So.2d 259. With underlines and flags

  8. 1984, June 28. Supreme Court of Florida. Bolden v. Potter. No. 62461. 452 So.2d 564.

  9. 1992, November 12. Broward County Canvassing Board v. Hogan. No. 92-0034. 607 So.2d 508.

  10. 1982, July 22. United States District Court, District of Columbia. Busbee v. Smith. Civ. A. 82-0665. 549 F.Supp. 494.

  11. 2000, December 4. United States Supreme Court. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. No. 00-836. 121 S.Ct. 471.

  12. 2000, December 4. United States Supreme Court. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. No. 00-836. Slip Opinion. With underlines and flags.

  13. 1940. August 2. Supreme Court of Florida, Division B. State ex rel. Carpenter v. Barber. 198 So. 49.

  14. 1998, July 2. Supreme Court of Florida. Chiles v. Phelps and Webster. 714 So.2d 453.

  15. 1968, May 1. Supreme Court of Florida. Couse v. Canal Authority of the State of Florida. No. 36443. 209 So.2d 865.

  16. 1994, February 3. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Chiles v. Public Employees Relations Commission. No. 81835. 630 So.2d 1093. Post-It note from unknown person to “Judge”.

  17. 1999, February 4. Supreme Court of Florida. Dade County School board v. Radio Station WBA. No. 91-767. 731 So.2d 638.

  18. 1996, November 8. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Delahunt v. Johnston. 671 N.E.2d 1241. With flag, notes, highlights.

  19. 1976, December 7. United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. Donohue, v. Board of Elections of the State of New York. 435 F.Supp. 957. Flag and underlines.

  20. 2000, January 20. Supreme Court of Florida. Donato v. American Telephone and Telegraph Co. No. SC-93534. 767 So.2d 1146. Post-It note and underlines.

  21. 1980, December 23. Florida First District Court of Appeal. Flack v. Carter. No. PP-281. 392 So.2d 37.

  22. April 6, 1982. Supreme Court of Florida. Florida Senate v. Graham. No 61,877. 412 So.2d 360.

  23. 1997, December 2. United States Supreme Court. Foster v. Sove. No. 96-670. 118 S.Ct. 464.

  24. 2000, September 21. Supreme Court of Florida. Garvin v. Jerome. No. SC94751.

  25. 1999, October 28. Supreme Court of Florida. Grate v. State of Florida. No. 95,701. 750 So.2d 625. Post-It note.

  26. 1985, December 20. Supreme Court of Florida. Harden v. Garrett. No. 67531. 483 So.2d 409.

  27. 1981, February 17. Florida Third District Court of Appeal. Howantiz v. Blair. No 79-2075. 394 So.2d 479.

  28. 1993, September 30. Supreme Court of Florida. Krivanek v. Take Back Tampa Political Committee. No 80189. 625 So.2d 840.

  29. 1998, March 11. Florida Third District Court of Appeal. In re. The Matter of the Protest of Election Returns, and Absentee Ballots in the November 4, 1997 Election for the City of Miami, Florida. No. 98-507. 707 So.2d 1170.

  30. 1983, September 8. Florida First District Court of Appeal. McLean v. Bellamy. 437 So.2d 737.

  31. 1892, October 17. United States Supreme Court. McPherson v. Blacker. No 1,170. 31 S.Ct. 3. Flags, underlines

  32. 1981, April 14, 1981. Supreme Court of Florida. McPherson v. Flynn. No. 60435. 397 So.2d 665.

  33. 1974, October 15. Florida Second District Court of Appeal. Nelson v. Robinson. No. 74-12-1. 301 So.2d 508. Post-It note, flags, underlines.

  34. 1996, November 6. Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. Nikolits v. Nicosia. No. 96-3208. 682 So.2d 663.

  35. 1947, December 5. Florida Supreme Court, Division B. Pearson v. Taylor. 32 So.2d 826.

  36. 1992, Sept 17. Supreme Court of Florida. Pino v. District Court of Appeal, Third District. No. 79133. 604 So.2d 1232.

  37. 1980, September 17. Supreme Court of Florida. Republican State Executive Committee, v. Graham. No. 59616. 388 So.2d 556. Post-It note, flag.

  38. 1936, October 30. Supreme Court of Florida, Division B. State ex rel Pooser v. Wester. 170 So. 736.

  39. 1993, June 14. United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Public Citizen, Inc. v. Miller. No. 93-8273. 922 F.2d 1548. Flag and underlines.

  40. 1990, January 11. Supreme Court of Florida. Shelby Mutual Insurance Company of Shelby, Ohio v. Smith. No. 72870. 556 So.2d 393.

  41. 1994, October 26. Florida First District Court of Appeal. Smith v. Crawford. No. 94-3240. 645 So.2d 513. Flag and underlines.

  42. 1982, April 14. Florida First District Court of Appeal. Smith v. Tyles. Case No. AE-329. 412 So.2d 925. handwritten note.

  43. 1969, June 10. Florida Third District Court of Appeal. Speigel v. Knight. No. 69-31. 224 So.2d 703.

  44. 1974, March 8. Florida First District Court of Appeal. Spradley v. Bailey. No. U—96. 292 So.2d 27.

  45. 1929, May 30. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Trustees Realty Co. v. Atkinson. 122 So. 794. Flag and highlights.

  46. 1933, October 12. Supreme Court of Florida, Division B. State ex rel Gardiner v. Blanton. 150 So. 263.

  47. 1936, January 7. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Payson v. Chillingworth, Circuit Judge. 165 So. 264. Handwritten note, flag, highlights.

  48. 1916, September 9. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Knott v. Crawford. 73 So. 584.

  49. 1943, February 19. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel North St. Lucie River Drainage District v. Kanner. 11 So.2d 889. Flag and handwritten note.

  50. 1935, October 26. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Clark v. Klingensmith. 163 So. 704.

  51. 1936, July 27. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Peacock v. Latham. 169 So. 597.

  52. 1988, December 8. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Chappell v. Bob Martinez. No. 73354. 536 So.2d 1007.

  53. 1936, October 30. Supreme Court of Florida, Division B. State ex rel Pooser v. Wester. 170 So. 736, Post-It note, underlines, highlights

  54. 1933, May 9. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Fisher v. Rowe. 148 So. 588.

  55. 1932, October 22. Supreme Court of Florida, Division B. State ex rel Millionr v. Smith. 144 So. 333. Flag, underlines, highlights.

  56. 1935, January 29. Supreme Court of Florida, Division B. State ex rel Elston Bank & Trust Co. v. Tedder. 159 So. 26.

  57. 1929, February 13. Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel Nuccio v. Williams. 120 So. 310.

  58. 1990, August 30. Supreme Court of Florida. Wadhams v. board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County. No 70078. 567 So.2d 414.

[end of accordion folder]

[Small accordion folder: Secretary of State.]



  1. 2000, November 13. Letter from Clay Crawford, Director, Division of Elections to Charles Burton, Chairperson, Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. Response to request for an opinion.

  2. 2000, November 15. Press Release: A Statement from the Secretary of State. Added are photocopies of letters from Katherine Harris to canvassing boards of Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Collier Counties.

[end of small accordion folder]

[Small accordion folder: May v. Harris. 00-7671-Civ. Dimitrouleas]



  1. 2000, November 14. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. May v. Harris. Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Case No. 00-7671-CIV-Dimitrouleas.

  2. 2000, November 9. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. May v. Harris. Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. Case No. 00-7671-CIV-Dimitrouleas.

  3. 2000, November 9. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. May v. Harris. Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Case No. 00-7671-CIV-Dimitrouleas.

[end of small accordion folder]

[Small accordion folder: Siegel v. Bush. 00-9009-CIV-Middlebrooks]



  1. 2000, November 13. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Siegel and Bush v. Theresa LePore. Order on Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Case No. 00-9009-CIV-Middlebrooks.

  2. 2000, November 11. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Siegel and Bush v. Theresa LePore. Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction and Supporting Memorandum of Law. Case No. 00-9009-CIV-Middlebrooks.

  3. 2000, November 10. United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Siegel and Bush v. Theresa LePore. Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. Case No. 00-9009-CIV-Middlebrooks.

[end of small accordion folder]

[Small accordion folder: Memos/Summaries – Undated]



  1. “Key Election Related Dates.”

  2. “Challenges to Election Process (A Hypothetical)”

  3. “Contest Date Analysis.”

  4. “Appendix: Writ Petition. List of Contents. #1. Palm Beach request for advisory opinion from the Supervisor of Elections. #2. Palm Beach request for advisory opinion from the Attorney General. #3. Supervisor of Elections’s advisory opinion. #4. Attorney General’s advisory opinion.”

  5. “Relevant Statutes and Constitutional Provisions: Fladell v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, et al. SO00-2372.”

  6. “Facts [Post-It note: ‘From Central Staff’]”

  7. “Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Katherine Harris. Case No. SC00-2346.”

  8. “Challenge to Election Process (A Hypothetical)” [“FYI HLA]

  9. “Issues the Court Needs to Address.”

  10. “Memorandum. To: Justice Wells. From: Central Staff. Re: Mootness of present emergency writ.” [Discusses Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga’s orders in this case]

  11. Memorandum via e-mail. “From: Pam Blackwell. To: Alexander, Linda, Hall Tom, Justices, Knecht … Subject: McCauley v. Nolen; SC00-2462.”

  12. “Circuit Court Case of : Michael McDeromtt, et al. vs. Katherine Harris, etc., et al. Case No. CV00-2700.”

  13. Printout, typed electronic note. “Judge, we just wanted for you to have clearly in mind that the standard set out in section 102.168(3)(c) …”

  14. “Text of the decision by Judge N. Sanders Sauls of Leon County Circuit Court on Democratic Presidential candidate Al Gore’s contest of Florida’s certified election results, as read by Sauls to the courtroom: “

[end of small accordion folder]

[Small accordion folder: Security]



  1. 2001, February 8. Letter, printed out. From colonel Charles Hall, Directory, Florida Highway Patrol, to Chief Justice Charles Wells. re acknowledgement of letter of commendation.

  2. 2000, November 20. E-mail from Tom Long to Everyone. re. Security.

  3. 2000, November 20. E-mail from Tom Long to Everyone. re. Security-Parking.

  4. 2000, November 16. Printout. “Call received at approximately 1:40 p.m. …”

  5. 2000, November 16. Printout. “Memorandum. To: Everyone. From: Wilson Barnes, Marshal. [re. papers thrown in office trash cans]

  6. 2000, November 13. Printout. “Memorandum. To: Chief Justice Wells. From: Wilson Barnes, Marshal. Re. Supreme Court Heightened Security Arrangements.”

  7. 2000, November 13. Printout. “Memorandum. To: Chief Justice Wells. From: Robert Craig Waters. Re: Other Courts’ Method of handling Overflow Crowds.”

  8. 2000, November 16. Fax printout. From Carolina Poe, Ciudadanos Por Igualdad Judicial, to Honorable Katherine Harris, Secretary of State. In ref. Linda Fisher Wells.

  9. 2001, February 14. Letter from Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell to Chief Justice Wells. Acknowledgement of letter of commendation.

  10. No date [text refers to an event on November 26 {probably 2000}]. Handwritten letter on lined paper to Sp Agent Leslie A. D’Ambrosio, FDLE and Officer Ronald Legler thanking them for assistance. Attached are photocopies of final typed letters, signed by Chief Justice Wells.

  11. 2000, December 6. Printout. “From: Wilson Barnes, Marshal. To: all Supreme Court Employees.” [re. continued security]

[end of small accordion folder]

[Accordion folder: Memos/Summaries – November]



  1. 2000, November 9. From Hunter W. Carroll and Eric Hernandez to Chief Justice Wells, re. Palm Beach Election Ballot Statutes.

  2. 2000, November 15. From Joshua Gardner to Justice Pariente, re. Standards for a manual recount of Florida election in Harris v. Circuit Judges of the Eleventh, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth Circuits, Case No. 00-2345.

  3. 2000, November 14. From Hunter W. Carroll to Chief Justice Wells, re. Information Regarding Injunctions and this Court’s Jurisdiction.

  4. 2000, November 14. From Hunter W. Carroll, Candy Messersmith, Eric Hernandez, re. Reaction to Circuit Court Order – McDermott v. Harris.

  5. 2000, November 14. From Hunter W. Carroll to Chief Justice Wells, re, Analysis of Complaint – 2d Circuit Court McDermott v. Harris.

  6. 2000, November 13. From Hunter W. Carroll to Chief Justice Wells, re. History of State Elections Canvassing Commission Sections 102.111; 102.121; and 102.131.

  7. 2000, November 9. From Hunter W. Carroll, staff attorney for Chief Justice Wells, to Justices, re. Election Cases.

  8. 2000, November 8. From Hunter W. Carroll to Chief Justice Wells, re. Overseas Absentee Ballots.

  9. 2000, November 15. From Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells. Summary & Analysis. Palm Beach County Canvassing board v. Harris, No. SC00-2346. re. Alleged Jurisdiction – All Writs – Article V, §3(b)(7), Florida Constitution.

  10. 2000, November 15. From Central Staff to The Court, re. Harris v. Circuit Judges.

  11. 2000, November 15. From Central Staff to Justice Wells, re. Mootness of present emergency writ.

  12. 2000, November 16. From Central Staff to The Court, re. Palm Beach County Canvassing board v. Harris. Post-It note on cover page.

  13. 2000, November 16. From Elysha Luken, Central Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Wells, re. Fox v. Harris, SC00-2347.

  14. 2000, November 17. From Justice Harding to The Court, re. Ballot “chad’ cases.

  15. 2000, November 17. From Renee Gordon, Law Clerk for Justice Quince to Justices, re. Caselaw in Other States Regarding “Chads.”

  16. 2000, November 17. From Jennifer Winegardner to Justice Quince, re. Cases involving the discretion (or ministerial duties) of the Secretary of State. [Flags]

  17. 2000, November 19. From Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells. Summary Oral Argument. Volusia County Canvassing board v. Harris, No. SC00-2346. re. Article V, §3(b)(7), Florida Constitution. Certified Appeal of Great Public Importance Article V, §3(b)(5), Florida Constitution.

  18. 2000, November 20. From Joe Thompson, Law clerk for Justice Lewis to The Court re. Judicial Deference Afforded to Executive Exercise of Discretion.

  19. 2000, November 20. From Chief Justice Wells to Justices re. Palm Beach County Canvassing board v. Harris. [attachment is now missing]

  20. 2000, November 15. From Central Staff, with the assistance of Candy Messersmith and Hunter Carroll. re. Harris v. Circuit Judges.

  21. 2000, November 21. From Eric Hernandez and Hunter W. Carroll to Chief Justice Wells, re. Research on an Agency’s Presumption in Knowing the Law.

  22. 2000, November 21. From Michelle Ballard, Senior Central Staff and Kenneth Eckstein, Senior Central Staff to The Writ Panel, re. Heilman v. Harris #SC00-2360.

  23. 2000, November 21. From Tanya Carroll to Tom Hall, re. Election cases – SC00-2436, 2448, 2449.

  24. 2000, November 30. From Central Staff to The Court. re. Gore v. Harris, SC00-2385.

[end of accordion folder]

[Accordion folder: Memos/Summaries – December]



  1. 2000, November 30. From Justice Pariente to Justices, re. Mandamus petition – gore v. Harris Case No. 00-2808.

  2. 2000, November 15. From Central Staff to The Court, re. Harris v. Circuit Judges.

  3. 2000, December 13. “Application of U.S. Supreme Court’s Opinion on Remand.”

  4. 2000, December 13. From Tom Hall to chief Justice Wells, re. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, SC00-2346, 2348, 2349.

  5. 2000, December 12. From Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  6. 2000, December 12. From Hunter Carroll to Chief Justice Wells, re. Seminole and Martin County Absentee Ballot Cases.

  7. 2000, December 11. From Justice Anstead to Justice Shaw, re. Draft Opinion Circulating in Harris (on remand). [includes handwritten note from Justice Anstead on cover]

  8. 2000, December 11. From Justice Pariente to Justices, re. Siegel v. LePore.

  9. 2000, December 11. From Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  10. 2000, December 11. From Justice Pariente to Justices, re. Additions to the Palm Beach v. Harris opinion, Case No. 2346 et al.

  11. 2000, December 11. From Chief Justice Wells to Justices, re. conference on pending election cases.

  12. 2000, December 9. From tom Hall to Chief Justice Wells, re. Election cases.

  13. 2000, December 8. Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  14. 2000, December 8. From Tom Hall to Justice Lewis, re Gore v. Harris, Case No. SC00-2431.

  15. 2000, December 7. Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  16. 2000, December 6. Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  17. 2000, December 6. Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. Gore v. Harris, SC00-2431.

  18. 2000, December 6. Justice Anstead to Justices, re. Memoranda by staff attorneys concerning various election issues.

  19. 2000, December 6. Justice Pariente to Justices, re. Gore v. Harris, SC00-2431.

  20. 2000, December 5. E-mail from Deborah Meyer to Pam Blackwell, re. Gore v. Harris #SC00-2431. Handwritten reply from Justice Wells.

  21. 2000, December 5. From Ken Eckstein, Senior Central Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Wells, re. Harris v. Florida elections Canvassing Commission, 4:00-CV453-MP.

  22. 2000, December 5. Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  23. 2000, December 4. Central Staff to Chief Justice Wells, re. pending election cases.

  24. 2000, December 4. Eric A. Hernandez to Chief Justice Wells, re. History of sections 112.166 and 112.168 and Analysis of Interplay Between the Statutes. [Post-It note states: “2nd version Includes Hogan discussion”]

  25. 2000, December 4. From Candy Messersmith, Hunter W. Carroll and Eric Hernandez to Chief Justice Wells, re. Effects of Supreme Court Vacation

  26. 2000, December 1. From Candy Messersmith, Hunter W. Carroll and Eric Hernandez to Chief Justice Wells, re. History of sections 112.166 and 112.168 and Analysis of Interplay Between the Statutes.

  27. 2000, December 1. From Candy Messersmith, Hunter W. Carroll and Eric Hernandez to Chief Justice Wells, re. This Court’s Ability to Issue Mandamus to Circuit Courts.



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