Minnesota Senate recount, update XIII
powerlineblog.com 12/18/2008 — Yesterday the Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral argument in Senator Coleman's petition to review the Board of Canvassers' "recommendation" that the one hundred plus counting locations throughout the state sort and count previously rejected "fifth ...
Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To Finish Line
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/18/2008 — Don't look now, but it looks like Al Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race.
A series of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/19/2008 — Today: Big Canvass Board Meeting In Minnesota
The Minnesota state canvass board is meeting again today, at which they could end up finishing the review Norm Coleman's ballot challenges -- with Al Franken seemingly poised to take the lead for the ...
About My Minnesota Fears
corner.nationalreview.com 12/19/2008 — A friend and GOP politico close to the recount says: "Nobody knows what the numbers mean at this point. I believe Coleman will be ahead once all the challenged ballots are reviewed. The big issue remains the 'improperly rejected' absentee ballots. ...
With Key Phase In Recount Now Over, Franken Looks On Track To Win
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/20/2008 — The Minnesota state canvassing board has finished its review of challenged ballots today, and we can now say this: When all the dust settles, comedian and progressive activist Al Franken is very likely to become a United States Senator from ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/22/2008 — Today: Possible New Vote Numbers From Minnesota
Minnesota could potentially finish today the process of counting the ballots that either campaign had challenged during the course of the recount but later withdrew the challenges, taking them out of ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/24/2008 — Today: Possible Ruling From Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court could possibly hand down a key ruling today in the Senate recount, relating to a lawsuit by Norm Coleman that alleges the double-counting of a small but potentially ...
Coleman And Franken Make A Deal
huffingtonpost.com 12/24/2008 — Minnesota Public Radio reports that Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken have struck a deal on disputed absentee ballots in their recount.
The plan they've submitted, which must be reviewed by the Minnesota Supreme Court, would count ...
Minnesota Supremes Grant Extension On Recount —
TPM Election Central
The Minnesota Supreme Court has granted a request from the Franken and Coleman campaigns to approve a framework for counting wrongly-rejected absentee ballots -- including an extension of the process into the first week of January, guaranteeing that this recount will last a little while longer. ...
The Minnesota Senate Recount —
TalkLeft
With the main work of the Minnesota Canvassing Board on the Minnesota recount complete, it has been reported that Al Franken holds a 48 vote lead. What's left to do? One thing is to deal with certain rejected absentee ballots. The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a ruling that required the ...
Minnesota Recount: Canvassing Board Lenient on Franken Voters —
Politics Daily
ColemanForSenate.com In this example there are two separate ballots, one with the Franken oval filled in, the other with the Coleman oval filled in. In both instances, an "X" covers the oval for both the Senate race and the Presidential race. However, the Board allocated the Franken vote for ...
Coleman Speaks: "The Numbers Look Good" —
The Latest on Air America
For the first time since the Minnesota Senate recount began between Senator Norm Coleman and Al Franken, Coleman spoke publicly to a local Minneapolis television station. Even though Franken is leading Coleman by 48 votes, Coleman believes he’ll win because according to him "the good ...
Improving recounts and disputed elections —
Dean's World
The Minnesota Senate recount is going much smoother than the 2000 Florida recount or the 2004 Washington Governor recount, but there’s still room for improvement. For one thing, it’s taking forever. For another, the counting standard is still subjective enough to cause problems.
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There’s Hope For Franken Yet —
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
BradBlog has the latest from the endless recount battle in Minnesota, where Al Franken has apparently pulled into a two-vote lead. Results are day-to-day, but the Star Tribune is predicting Franken will win out by fewer than 100 votes.
BradBlog:
As thousands of challenged ...
The Coleman Supreme Court order: An expert comments —
Power Line
Professor Daniel Lowenstein is a member of the UCLA Law School faculty and an expert on election law. Professor Lowenstein has been following the Minnesota recount saga and comments on the order entered by the Minnesota Supreme Court in the recount proceeding today:
As I understand the ...
Coleman Leading Franken By Single Digit —
Politics Daily
The Minnesota recount has turned in Franken's favor once again, as the challenged ballot review has brought the estimated Coleman lead to within two votes. Also this week, the State Supreme Court ruled against the Coleman campaign, allowing previously rejected absentee ballots to be reviewed ...
People are Strange —
The Moderate Voice
Sing along to the classic tune by The Doors as you read this slice of life (courtesy Nate Silver) from the ongoing saga of “The Minnesota Recount That Would Never End.”
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