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Minnesota Now Counting Votes
Minnesota Elections Director Gary Poser is now counting ballots, out of a batch of 351 previously-rejected absentees, with Franken attorney Marc Elias and Coleman attorney Tony Trimble observing. More to come, after he's done.
Poser has just begun, but the earliest indications are that this pile could go to Al Franken by a healthy margin.
The proceedings can be viewed at The Uptake.
Late Update: Al Franken is currently at over 100 votes, ahead of Coleman in the 60s range. For Norm Coleman to have taken an overall lead of even one vote, he would have had to keep Franken to at most 62 votes here. Thus, Franken's lead is officially secure in this count, even if every single remaining vote were to go to Coleman.
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Looks like its going to Al at a 2-1 clip
April 7, 2009 12:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not quite - A slew of Coleman ballots coming in. They're probably sorted by county.
April 7, 2009 12:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
198-111, that is pretty darn close to 2-1
April 7, 2009 12:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Still, Norman Quimby's not getting near enough. He might cut into Al's lead, but not by much.
April 7, 2009 12:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Music, sweet music...
Love the smell of votes being counted in the morning! Smells like... Victory.
April 7, 2009 12:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Final count - Franken up by 289.
I was reading the order from the court - IANAL, but it looks like the final sentence
I think the fat lady's singing.
April 7, 2009 12:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oops. Uptake has Franken by 313. My bad. But good.
April 7, 2009 12:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Has anyone considered making Gitmo prisoners follow this story closely?
April 7, 2009 12:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm laughing, but I shouldn't be.
Eric deserves hazard pay for this.
April 7, 2009 12:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Final count: Franken ahead by 313!
April 7, 2009 1:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Silly Republicans. Votes are for Dems, not Republicans.
April 7, 2009 1:47 PM | Reply | Permalink