Norm Coleman Seeks To Stop Minnesota Recount, takes case to state Supreme Court

By GottaLaff

We always knew Normy would end up in court. Hopefully next time he'll be the defendant:

The campaign of Sen. Norm Coleman is taking its case to the state Supreme Court, asking the justices to order counties to follow a standard procedure in identifying wrongfully rejected absentee ballots. It is asking county officials to halt any counting of rejected absentee ballots from the U.S. Senate election until the justices can rule on the campaign's request. [...]

The announcement came just hours after the state Canvassing Board, which is overseeing the recount in contest between Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, voted unanimously to ask election officials in all 87 counties to identify and count improperly rejected ballots. Board members stressed that they only have the authority to make a recommendation and not to issue an order. [...]

Franken campaign officials said there already are standards set forth in Minnesota election law and that the rejected ballots that do not meet those four standards should be counted.

Well, if Bush could win by going to the Supremes... You know what they say: When the pressure mounts, stop the count. Works every time.

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