Electors May Have the Last Word; Presidential System Has Some Room for Uncertainty The Washington Post | November 9, 2000| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

When all the votes are counted in Florida and the fate of its 25 electoral votes is decided, the 2000 presidential election will finally be over.

Or maybe, just maybe, the politics will only be beginning.

The 538 members of the electoral college still have to cast their ballots on Dec. 18, and the new Congress, sitting in joint session on Jan. 6, will have to count them.

And while it is almost certain that the members of the electoral college will indeed, vote for the candidates to whom they have pledged support, it is not absolutely certain.

Only the thinnest legal barriers prevent a ...

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