When the Sunshine State’s gubernatorial race approached recount territory early Wednesday morning, local Democrats approached Marc Elias, head of Perkins Coie‘s political law practice and general counsel to the Kerry-Edwards 2004 presidential campaign, for help. The request might have been premature. Later that day, Democrat Alex Sink conceded to Republican Rick Scott, himself a lawyer.
Elias is a known entity when it comes to recounts. He represented Minnesota Senator Al Franken in his successful recount campaign against Republican incumbent Norm Coleman last year. And right now, the North Star State is the scene of another tight race suddenly loaded with election lawyers.
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