DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Just minutes from now, the state of Florida will be back in the spotlight again in this presidential election. Florida's presidential electors gathering at the state Capitol in Tallahassee at noon Eastern to cast their votes -- 25 -- you must know that by now. CNN's Susan Candiotti joining us from Tallahassee with the latest -- Susan.</s>SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Daryn. That's right, in about 10 minutes from now, Florida's electors will be casting their votes for president. All 25 have signed loyalty pledges to Gov. George W. Bush. And while it would not be illegal for them to switch sides, none is expected to change their mind. Now, the electors met briefly this morning with the president- elect's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. He called this an important time and he told them he hopes that they are keeping journals of this event. He said, quote, "this is the most historic meeting of the Electoral College in a very long time."</s>GOV. JEB BUSH (R), FLORIDA: These are all my friends, and these are people who are proud to cast their vote for George W. Bush. And I'm not sure they're celebrating, but they're mindful of their awesome duty that they'll have today. And I think they're very happy about being part of it.</s>CANDIOTTI: The electors are now filing into the Senate chambers here. And Gov. Jeb Bush says that he is convinced that his brother will be able to unite the country after this very controversial election. And he said that he, too, hopes to be able to reunite Florida's 15 1/2 million residents after this rocky road that led to an eventual winner in this state. And, again, the electors here will be casting their ballots in just minutes from now. Back to you in Atlanta.
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