A contest from the Democracy Project
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Right now the electoral college count is:
Gore 260
Bush 246

Candidates need 270 electoral votes to win. The fate of the presidency is in Florida's hands, which has 25 electoral votes. Since the numbers in Florida are so close, the whole state is recounting the votes.

Stay tuned for more....

For more information, check out the NewsHour's electoral map , results from other races, and coverage of the latest events.

Click here to see the Palm Beach ballot the Gore team is calling unfair.

Views from Italy and England: What do teens across the Atlantic Ocean think about the U.S. presidential election?

Hey, I'm not finished yet Teens from New Jersey, Colorado and Virginia talk about the issues they care about.

Private school boyz what is it like to go to high school where Bush and Gore went?

Jerseyites describe what they expect from the next president.

Is the system broken? A look at why many Americans feel left out of the political process.

Who cares who wins? Four teens talk about why they care.

NewsHour Election Coverage

Debating the debates: Are presidential debates important?

First Time Voters Speak

Extra Backgrounders:

The Electoral College
Conventions
Third Parties and Shadow Conventions

NewsHour Election Coverage

Republican Convention Coverage

Voices from the Floor:
Thoughts from Young People at the Convention

Democratic Convention Coverage

Voices from the Floor:
Thoughts from Young People at the Convention