Following the 2000 presidential election, the Bush campaign

After Florida’s Supreme Court ordered a statewide hand recount, the Bush campaign appealed that ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the recount in Bush v. Gore, effectively resolving the election in Bush’s favor. Thus, the correct choice is “appealed the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a hand recount.”

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