Election Coverage from MPR

Lawmakers look at election reforms, post-recount

Minnesota's U.S. Senate election is still unresolved in the courts, but at the Capitol, lawmakers are already working on a post-mortem of the recount. (01/07/2009)

Burris case casts shadow over Franken seating

The scuffle over a replacement senator for President-elect Barack Obama highlights an obstacle likely to keep Democrat Al Franken from taking office in Washington before a court challenge over his apparent victory in Minnesota is resolved. (01/07/2009)

Top justice won't pick Minn. Senate lawsuit judges

The critical task of picking a three-judge panel to hear a lawsuit over Minnesota's contested Senate race won't be made by the Supreme Court's chief justice. (01/07/2009)

Senate contest heads to court

Norm Coleman has filed a lawsuit contesting the results of the recount in the 2008 Senate election. Midday examines next steps in the legal process. (Midday, 01/07/2009)

Campaigns gear up, raise money for election contest

An election contest could drag on for weeks and even months and is going to cost both sides money. It could cost Minnesota taxpayers, too. (01/07/2009)

Coleman may face uphill battle in court challenge

There's no word yet on the seating of a three-judge panel that's expected to hear Norm Coleman's lawsuit over the senate recount, but some legal experts say Coleman faces an uphill battle. (01/07/2009)

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