Election Coverage from MPR

Was the election stolen?

Republican Norm Coleman's campaign says the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race was invalid and unreliable. Some conservative critics have gone further. They suspect the recount was rigged. But members of the state Canvassing Board defend their work as "thorough, open and bi-partisan." (01/14/2009)

Coleman proposes conducting recount trial in stages

Republican Norm Coleman has proposed a trial schedule that could take Minnesota's U.S. Senate race well into February. (01/14/2009)

Klobuchar's office sees increased traffic due to empty Senate seat

With no declared winner in the U.S. Senate election, Minnesota remains one senator short. This could affect individual Minnesotans, the state as whole and, quite possibly, national politics. (01/14/2009)

Franken goes to Supreme Court; voters sue over rejected ballots

The dispute over Minnesota's U.S. Senate race has expanded. A group of 64 voters filed suit in the Minnesota Supreme Court to have their votes counted. Meanwhile, Democrat Al Franken asked the court to order the governor and the Secretary of State to sign an election certificate declaring Franken the winner over Republican Norm Coleman. (01/13/2009)

Judicial panel named to hear Minn. Senate lawsuit

Justice Alan Page has chosen a three-judge panel to hear Norm Coleman's election contest. (01/12/2009)

Franken's request for election certificate rebuffed

Democrat Al Franken is asking Minnesota's governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would enable him to take office in the U.S. Senate. Both officials immediately denied that request. (01/12/2009)

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