Gore v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1243 (Fla. 2000), was a pivotal Florida Supreme Court case during the disputed 2000 United States presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. The case arose from Vice President Al Gore's challenge to the certification of Florida's election results, where he sought a manual recount of undervotes in select counties, particularly focusing on approximately 9,000 uncounted legal votes in Miami-Dade County. After the trial court denied Gore's request, the Florida Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision on December 8, 2000, reversed the lower court and ordered the inclusion of manually recounted votes from the contest phase, extending deadlines for recounts to ensure all legal votes were counted while emphasizing due process and equal protection under the law. The decision was immediately appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which stayed the order and ultimately reversed it in Bush v. Gore (531 U.S. 98, 2000) on December 12, 2000, halting further manual recounts due to equal protection violations from inconsistent recount standards across counties. This effectively awarded Florida's electoral votes to George W. Bush, securing his presidential victory. The case highlighted deep divisions in election administration, ballot counting methodologies, and the role of state versus federal courts in electoral disputes, influencing subsequent voting reforms. It involved key arguments from Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, who contended that any recount remedy must be statewide to avoid selective county benefits. Gore v. Harris remains a landmark in American legal history for its role in one of the closest presidential elections, underscoring issues of voter intent, judicial intervention in politics, and the fragility of democratic processes.