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Franken takes lead in Senate recount

Democrat Al Franken holds a 262 vote lead in Minnesota's Senate recount after the state Canvassing Board today finished its work of deciding disputed ballots. (12/19/2008)

Court orders rejected absentees into Senate count

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the estimated 1,600 wrongly rejected absentee ballots must be counted in the U.S. Senate recount, but only after the Secretary of State, local elections officials and the Coleman and Franken campaigns agree on a process to identify them. (12/18/2008)

Coleman with 2-vote lead after 3rd day of canvass

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says the board charged with reviewing disputed ballots in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race will finish that part of the process today. (12/18/2008)

Board to start reviewing Coleman challenges

Now it's on to Norm Coleman's challenges. This morning the State Canvassing Board will begin examining the disputed ballots put forward by the Republican incumbent. That comes after the board spent a day and a half processing most of the challenges put forward by Democrat Al Franken. (12/18/2008)

Minn. Supreme Court hears arguments in recount dispute

An attorney for Norm Coleman's re-election campaign told Minnesota Supreme Court justices today that the idea the estimated 1,600 rejected absentee ballots in the Senate recount fit neatly into a category is an illusion. (12/17/2008)

Day 2: Canvassing board making faster work of challenges

The board tasked with determining the fate of as many at 1,500 ballots in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race is moving at a faster clip today. (12/17/2008)

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