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How did Article II of the Constitution figure in Chief Justice William Rehnquist's concurrence?
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Bush v. Gore
A Florida judge examining a challenged vote at an operations center in Plantation, Florida, during a recount of the state's U.S. presidential election ballots, 2000.
In his concurring opinion for Bush v. Gore, Chief Justice William Rehnquist argued that the Florida Supreme Courtās order for a manual recount was invalid because it effectively created new election law. He contended that this action violated Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which specifically reserves the authority to determine the manner of appointing presidential electors to the state legislatures.1