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Absentees Push Franken Senate Lead to 312

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123912429936797453.html

Associated Press

Quote:

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Democrat Al Franken's lead in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race has grown to 312 votes after hundreds of absentee ballots were added to the race.

A three-judge panel ruled that the rejected absentees should be opened and counted after hearing weeks of testimony in a lawsuit brought by Republican Norm Coleman.

Mr. Franken led by 225 votes going into Tuesday's count of the absentees. He gained more from the 351 absentees that the judges allowed than Mr. Coleman did.

Other issues are still pending in Mr. Coleman's lawsuit, and he has said he will appeal to the state Supreme Court if he loses.

Another soon to be strong "yes" vote for DREAM

Re: Absentees Push Franken Senate Lead to 312

And it's ALMOST official, Senator Al Franken everybody. And Im 100% sure he backs Dream.
Final steps to certification:

1. The Election Contest Court must issue a final ruling. The current Franken lead is greater than the sum of the Dinkytown ballots and all alleged overcounting, so there is little doubt that the court will rule in favor of Franken. The ruling may or may not order that a certificate of election be issued by the Governor.

2. Coleman will appeal to the MN Supreme Court. The court may or may not take the case, and may or may not stay the order for a certificate (if such an order is issued by the EEC).

3. If the MNSC hears the case, it will have to rule. It is not entirely clear when that might happen, but previous appeals to the Supremes in this matter have been very fast.