Source:
The Associated PressMinnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie hopes to finish the state's U.S. Senate race recount by Dec. 19 ...
Republican Norm Coleman was leading Democrat Al Franken by 238 votes out of almost 2.9 million cast as of Friday afternoon ...
Ritchie's timeline requires local election officials to submit recount results to his office by Dec. 5.
The state canvassing board will meet starting Dec. 16 to rule on disputed ballots. The board consists of Ritchie and four others he will appoint. Those appointments will be made from recommendations by Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson and Ramsey County Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin.
Read more:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/apArticle/id/D94ACH6O0/
<edit:>
Most Senate undervotes in ballots from Obama turf
ST. PAUL, Minn. - An Associated Press analysis of the nearly 25,000-vote difference in presidential and Senate race tallies shows that most ballots lacking a recorded Minnesota Senate vote were cast in counties won by Democrat Barack Obama.
The finding could have implications for Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, who are headed for a recount separated by the thinnest of margins — a couple hundred votes, or about 0.01 percent.
Though some voters may have intentionally bypassed the race, others may have mismarked their ballot or optical scanning machines may have misread them. A recount due to begin Nov. 19 will use manual inspection to detect such ballots.
Three counties — Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis — account for 10,540 votes in the dropoff between the two races. Each saw Obama win with 63 percent or more ...
http://www.startribune.com/politics/34116044.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUX
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
