The certification of the Electoral College results in the 2000 U.S. presidential election lasted over 7 hours. This was due to the contentious nature of the election, especially the Florida recount and subsequent legal challenges.
The process began on January 6, 2001, when Congress convened to count the electoral votes. The session was delayed for several hours because of disputes over the certification of Florida's electoral votes, which had been the subject of a bitter recount battle between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
A total of 8 hours and 31 minutes passed from the opening of the joint session until the certification was completed. The key moment was when the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives finally resolved the disputes and formally certified the election results, ultimately awarding the presidency to George W. Bush after the Supreme Court ruling in Bush v. Gore ended the recount.
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