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Richard S. Kelley ’10 asked for a recount after the initial vote on Nov. 12 declared his opponent, Matthew S. Garcia ’10, the victor. A re-examination of the ballots yielded a different tally, prompting the organization’s board to hold a re-vote over the weekend...
...automatic recount was held that resulted in a different vote total, according to Frances M. Tompkins ’09, the outgoing PBHA president. Because the officers could not ensure the security of the ballots since the initial count, a re-vote was scheduled for the weekend...
...incumbent Norm Coleman, every possible uncounted ballot matters to Al Franken. And so the ruling from the Ramsey County District Court, while small, might well be a critical skirmish that the former comedian can claim as he tries to win the war of attrition that is Minnesota's Senatorial recount. The Democratic Party's ability to overcome filibusters in the Senate may depend on the outcome...
...ballots and then to figure if any were rejected in error and whether it is worth trying to determine the voter's intent. If the Canvassing Board chooses not to consider the ballots, Franken may have to urge uncounted voters take the issue to the courts - further delaying a recount that is already expected to take three more weeks to conclude. The process may make everyone nostalgic for the simple days of hanging chad...
...Saturday the Coleman campaign accused Ritchie, who, like Franken, belongs to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor coalition, of "breaching neutrality" by saying that the State Canvassing Board would probably consider taking up the tossed absentee ballots. Ritchie has vowed to hold regular press conferences during the recount. "The whole world is watching to see if we're living up to our reputation as Minnesota - our brand," Ritchie says. "Accuracy is the only measurement by which we can determine who won this election." Ritchie does not expect the recount to be completed until at least Dec. 19. If the results...