As deadlines loom for electors to be selected in florida the attention of the nation is focused on washington and the decision still pending from the nine justices of the us supreme court 
As usual there's no indication when the high court will issue its ruling but with the presidency at stake and time running out many expect a quick decision 
Lawyers for governor george w bush want the court to strike down a florida supreme court decision that allowed manual recounts of disputed ballots across the state 
Meanwhile the republican controlled florida house of representatives is likely to vote tuesday on a resolution approving its own slate of electors to the electoral college one that will be pledged to governor bush 
As the debate continued in tallahassee state lawmakers were waiting for the supreme court in washington 
Also in tallahassee the florida supreme court has yet to rule on appeals of two cases involving absentee ballots 
The state justices are being asked to overturn lower court rulings that allow up to 25000 absentee ballots be included in the state count those ballots from seminole and martin counties 
Tuesday is also the day states certify their election results and the slates of electors who will meet and cost ballots when the electoral college meets on the electors can be certified after tuesday but they'll be open to challenge by the congress if the election is still in dispute 
The next date certain in this contest saturday january that's when congress meets to validate the decision of the electoral college or challenge the results and begin a procedure whereby the lawmakers themselves could choose the next president of the united states 
A decision could come at any time from the us supreme court on those disputed florida ballots 
Stay glued to headline news for continuing coverage of the florida recount and election