The Canvassing Board decided they can't order the counties to sort...

Eric J in MN

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Fri Dec-12-08 02:32 PM
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The Canvassing Board decided they can't order the counties to sort...

Edited on Fri Dec-12-08 02:32 PM by Eric J in MN

...the Rejected Absentee Ballots into five piles, based on an opinion from MN Attorney General Lori Swanson.

What I don't get is: Doesn't the Secretary of State have the power to issue reasonable instructions to election officials, even when there isn't a Canvassing Board?

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dodger501

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Fri Dec-12-08 07:07 PM
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1. Norm's trying to stop it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/12/norm-coleman-seeks-to-sto_n_150687.html

My favorite comment:

"Sit down and shut up you obstructionist crook"

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dflprincess

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Fri Dec-12-08 10:10 PM
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2. I liked this one:

"Is there a Vegas line on which happens first... a Franken victory or a Coleman indictment?"

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