In the courtroom, so jammed with lawyers and reporters that Mr. Gore's team could not find seats, Mr. Boies suggested that Judge Sauls did not really want to perform the counting of ballots himself.
He accused his opponents of "intimidation" for sending many people to watch the counting of ballots.
"Their newfound dedication to the counting of ballots, while welcome, seems a little off," he said.
Counting of ballots was finished in Sweida, Quneitra, Idleb and Dara'a.
Moreover, it wouldn't be possible in a state or federal election, in which the counting of ballots is closely monitored.
Despite the never-ending counting of ballots in Florida, Mitt Romney's campaign on Thursday recognized that President Obama is on his way to victory there.
Ranked-choice voting has been easier in cities because they have uniform voting equipment and are geographically compact, reducing issues involving the central counting of ballots.
In fact, the Votomatic might more appropriately have been called the Countomatic, for what it automated was the counting of ballots.
"They will obviously throw any procedural or technical roadblock they can at the heart of the contest, which is the counting of ballots.
Under yesterday's ruling, the counting of ballots cannot resume until Friday, allowing two full days for Ms. Krueger's lawyers to appeal.
He is expected to propose a commission to study ways to improve both the voting process and the counting of ballots.
