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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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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