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Franken's Good Day Shifts Odds on Recount
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... The final piece of news is that the Canvassing Board has instructed county officials to sort through rejected absentee ballots, and identify those ballots which did not appear to have a valid reason for rejection. This is potentially (although far from certainly) a precursor to those ballots actually being counted, a process which we estimated would result in a ...
MN-Sen: Found ballots net Franken 37 new votes
Daily Kos —
... a number that could be easily undone as the remaining 7% of the ballots are counted. So depending on how other factors turn out, things are suddenly looking very good for Al. And none of this accounts for the 1,000 or so absentee ballots rejected because of clerical errors. The two campaigns will likely go to court to determine whether they get counted -- a final decision that might ultimately decide this election. Update: Regarding those rejected absentee ballots: A wrinkle to the U.S. Senate recount was added ...
Franken Camp: We're Ahead by 10 Votes*
Weekly Standard Blog —
... . If these 133 "missing ballots" are not found, the Franken campaign is likely to challenge the election results in court or in the U.S. Senate. The Franken camp is also likely to challenge election results if rejected absentee ballots are not included in the final count. ...
Minnesota May Heading Toward Resolution -- In Court
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... The second X-factor is rejected absentee ballots, which the Franken campaign has been trying to get counted. Although most rejected absentee ballots were discarded for perfectly valid reasons, some minority of them -- estimated at between 500 and 1,000 ballots by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie -- were rejected in error. These ballots have essentially never been counted, either during the initial count nor during the recount. The state has instructed local officials to sort through their absentee ballots, and identify those ballots that may have been rejected improperly, a ...
