Franken Claims List Of 6,400 Rejected Ballots
More than 6,400 rejected absentee ballots are becoming the focus in Minnesota's contested Senate election, as the state Canvassing Board prepares to decide whether to let some into the recount.
Campaigns for Democrat Al Franken and Republican Sen. Norm Coleman reached back into history to make their arguments before the board weighs in on Wednesday. Franken -- who trailed Coleman by 215 votes going into the recount -- is pushing to include ballots it says were wrongly rejected. Coleman, the incumbent, wants them kept out.
Not all of the ballots would be fair game if Franken prevails in his push. Some were turned away because the voter wasn't properly registered. Other voters showed up in person after submitting a mail ballot, canceling the first ballot.
The Franken campaign has been pressing hardest for information on voters whose absentee ballots didn't count because there were problems with their signature and those where possible clerical errors occurred.
Democrat Al Franken's lead recount attorney says the campaign has lists of more than 6,400 rejected absentee ballots in the Minnesota Senate race.
Attorney Marc Elias says he will press the state canvassing board to consider the rejected absentee ballots when the board meets Wednesday.
Republican Norm Coleman's campaign planned a press conference later Tuesday.
Elias says 66 of Minnesota's 87 counties have turned over lists of rejected absentee ballots. He says there are several cases where absentee votes were not counted due to clerical errors or oversights by election judges.
The canvassing board has said it will take up the issue of rejected absentee ballots at Wednesday's meeting.
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http://wcco.com/politics/al.franken.absentee.2.873750.htmlvia:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/25/163740/05/810/666352
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