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Recount, Day 4: Work continues in some counties
Recount, Day 4: Work continues in some counties
Jennifer Simonson, Star Tribune Ramsey County election officials count ballots into piles of 25 on Friday.
2008 Senate Recount
ww2.startribune.com — Home | Politically Connected | National Politics | U.S. Senate U.S. Senate recount results by county County... % of precincts recounted % of votes recounted Coleman Franken Net gain from recount Ballot challenges Votes Chg Votes Chg By Coleman By Franken ... (more) 2008 Senate Recount
Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged
Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged
startribune.com — Jennifer Simonson, Star Tribune Ramsey County election judge Ann Berres took a moment upon hearing her table... would need to count again. (more) Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged
Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged
Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged
startribune.com — Jennifer Simonson, Star Tribune Ramsey County election judge Ann Berres took a moment upon hearing her table... would need to count again. (more) Senate recount: Lost, found, challenged
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Lizard People Eating Franken Votes
Open Left - Front Page — ... But the small counties were the big gainers for Franken today where he went from -11 through yesterday to +39 now (a 50 vote swing). Much of that came from Meeker county. In additonal to Franken winning a lot of recounted votes there his campaign challenged a bunch of ballots, challenges the Coleman campaign characterized as frivolous: ...

Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos — The recount continues in the Minnesota senate race: Fifty-three counties have reported complete results to the secretary of state, meaning fewer than three dozen remain. As of Friday night, at least 60 percent of the estimated 2.9 million ballots had gotten a second look. Coleman entered the recount with a 215-vote edge over Franken. That lead has dropped to 115 votes when comparing totals in precincts where the new count is complete. But the figure doesn't include ballot challenges, which have caused vote tallies for both men to drop. ...

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