Florida's Secretary of State in November 2000 offers the twelve basic principles she used to manage the presidential election crisis in her role as the state's chief election official.

When the storm breaks -- Know what you believe -- Remember your raising -- Stick to your guns -- Finish what you start -- Do what is right, and the future will take care of itself -- Feed your mind -- It is amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who receives the credit -- Embrace the differences -- Resist the tyranny of the urgent -- Be broken, be bitter, or be better -- Act, and risk enmity; to remain popular, do nothing -- Unstring Your Bow.