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January 5, 2009
Court Rejects Coleman's Request
The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to count an additional 650 rejected absentee ballots in the state's U.S. Senate recount.
December 30, 2008
U.S. Congress Could Start With One MN Senator
When the 111th U.S. Congress gets to work next week, Minnesota may be one senator short. And some say that could hurt the state.
December 30, 2008
MN Residents Talk About Senate Recount
With Congress starting its next session next week, residents in Minnesota are concerned they'll only be sending one senator to Capitol Hill.
December 23, 2008
No MN Senate Seat For Christmas
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board heard more arguments over challenged ballots Tuesday in St. Paul. It's likely a winner won't be declared in the Senate race until well into the New Year.
December 23, 2008
MN Senate Winner Won't Be Known In 2008
Minnesota voters won't know who won the state's U.S. Senate race this year, and it's looking more likely that the new Congress will be sworn in before the race ends between Democrat Al Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
December 22, 2008
Franken Poised To Keep Slight Vote Edge
Democrat Al Franken is poised to hold on to a 48-vote lead over Republican Senator Norm Coleman as the state Canvassing Board awards a final pile of votes in Minnesota's unsettled U.S. Senate race.
December 18, 2008
Coleman's Lead Down To 2 Votes In MN Canvass
The tight Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken has become incredibly close, with Coleman clinging to a two-vote lead.
December 18, 2008
Coleman Withdraws Some Challenges To MN Ballots
The state canvassing board going over disputed U.S. Senate ballots is getting a break from new withdrawals by Sen. Norm Coleman.
December 17, 2008
MN High Court Weighs Rejected Absentees
Minnesota's Supreme Court is considering whether to allow improperly rejected absentee ballots into the state's U.S. Senate recount.
December 17, 2008
MN Canvass Board Plows Through Disputed Votes
The Canvassing Board in Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount is off to a fast start in its second day of awarding hundreds of challenged ballots to the candidates.
December 5, 2008
Deadline In MN U.S. Senate Recount
Friday is the deadline for counties in Minnesota to submit recount tallies for the U.S. senate seat.
December 4, 2008
Search For Missing Ballots In MN Senate Recount
The Secretary of State's office has granted the city of Minneapolis an extension in wrapping up its Senate race recount in order to locate about 130 ballots that are missing from one city precinct.
December 4, 2008
MN Senate Campaigns Raise $4M Since Nov. 4
Votes weren't the only thing being tallied in Minnesota's Senate recount. Both campaigns were counting dollars, too.
December 4, 2008
Coleman Withdraws 650 Ballot Challenges
Republican Senator Norm Coleman is withdrawing 650 ballot challenges that his campaign lodged in the U.S. Senate recount.
November 26, 2008
Board Keeps Faulty Ballots From MN Senate Count
The state Canvassing Board is encouraging the U.S. Senate campaigns to voluntarily whittle down the pile of
ballots they are challenging in the recount.
November 24, 2008
Tension Rises As MN Recount Enters Second Week
With a shrinking number of votes left to recount, tension in Minnesota's tight Senate race is rising.
November 19, 2008
How Does The MN Senate Race Recount Work?
The recount is underway for the tight U.S. Senate race in Minnesota. City and county workers at more than 100 locations in the state are giving 2.9 million ballots a second look in the race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.
November 19, 2008
MN Senate Recount Underway
Election officials across Minnesota have begun the recount process for the U.S. Senate seat. It involves a lot of stacking, sorting and counting.
November 18, 2008
Moore Won't Ask For Recount
State Representative Garry Moore says he won't ask for a recount but might pursue a legal challenge to his election loss.
November 17, 2008
State Senator Albers Decides Against Recount
Republican State Senator Ken Albers of Canton, who lost to state Representative Maggie Gillespie by 118 votes on November 4, says he will not request a recount.
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