Election Coverage from MPR

Marc Elias

Franken to rest case in Senate recount trial

After seven weeks of the Senate recount trial, attorneys for Democrat Al Franken plan to call their final witnesses to the stand tomorrow. (03/10/2009)

Franken sees 'light at end of tunnel' on Minn. Senate race

Democrat Al Franken said Tuesday he sees "a light at the end of the tunnel" and expects to be seated as Minnesota's next senator. He traveled to Washington today for meetings, including lunch with the Senate Democratic Caucus. (03/10/2009)
Joe Mansky

Absentee ballot pile shrinks in Minn. Senate trial

Only a tiny fraction of sealed absentee ballot envelopes that judges in the Minnesota Senate trial ordered searched for voter registration cards contained the document. (03/09/2009)

Who's paying for the Senate trial?

As Norm Coleman's election lawsuit enters its seventh week, court expenses and trial-related costs for counties around Minnesota are increasing. (03/08/2009)

Court rejects Franken petition for election certificate

Minnesota's Supreme Court on Friday blocked Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in the U.S. Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to run its course. (03/06/2009)

Franken asks judges to toss Minn. Senate lawsuit

Democrat Al Franken is calling for full dismissal of Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate recount. Franken contends Coleman hasn't proved his case. (03/05/2009)

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