Ramsey County in Minnesota has responded to Republican Tom Emmer’s complaint with the Minnesota Supreme Court that possible “overvoting” occurred in the gubernatorial race. After counting voting receipts, Ramsey County drafted a written response that called the complaint “fundamentally flawed because they rely on a statute that uses obsolete language that is inconsistent with modern election day practices.”
Eric Roper of the Star-Tribune writes:
The response notes that the reconciliation documents referenced in the statute (“voter certificates” and “election register”) “haven’t existed in Minnesota election law for 20 years.” They argue that “voter receipt” is merely a contemporary equivalent term for “voter’s certificate.”
Democrat Mark Dayton leads Emmer by about 8,700 votes, which is within the margin necessary to trigger a recount.
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