Al Franken Narrows Gap In Recount Rehearsal

A post-election ballot review of five randomly selected precincts in Ramsey County yielded one more vote for DFL candidate Al Franken and one less vote for Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman. The two-vote swing, in what represents a small fraction of the entire vote in Ramsey County, may not be reflected in the Secretary of State's running tally for days or even weeks.

The ballots are being recounted, not as part of an anticipated state-wide recount in the US Senate race between Franken and Coleman, but as part of normal ballot review done after every election to determine if the optical-scan voting machines recorded accurately.

Many are looking to the post-election ballot review to provide an indication of how the impending state-wide recount may go.

All eyes are on the ballots that are improperly marked. Minnesota has well-established voter intent laws which allow election judges and election managers to determine whether mis-marked ballots show clear intent for one candidate or another. Many of the improperly marked ballots contain an "X" or check mark in the optical-scan sheet's "bubble."

The optical-scan machines have proven to be very effective. In Ward 3 Precinct 5- there were 14 ballots that had been put in the "questionable" pile meaning they were not sure if the optical scanner had read them correctly because they were marked with an X or not fully filled in. Upon further review, 13 of those 14 ballots were counted correctly by the optical scanner.

Of the five randomly selected precincts that were audited in Ramsey County, the results are as follows: * St. Paul Ward 3 Precinct 13: + 1 vote for Franken * St. Paul Ward 6 Precinct 5 :+ 2 votes for Franken, and a 1 vote loss for Coleman * St. Paul Ward 7 Precicnt 14: + 2 votes for Franken * St. Paul Ward 3 precinct 5 : 1 vote loss for Franken, +1 vote for Coleman * Roseville Ward 2 : 3 vote loss for Franken, 1 vote loss for Coleman * Net change +1 vote for Franken, -1 vote for Coleman = 2 vote swing for ...

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[Nikolauslaus]

I agree. CSPAN will be a much more popular channel.

[oldhacks]

damn I hope al wins. I wanna see him cracking jokes on the senate floor. :p

[ournewthing]

Al Franken won the recount!! It'll be official by Wed!

[ytdsmom]

OnenessNow:

Are you REALLY that damn dumb? Who has controlled Congress for the last two years?

Who controlled Congress 6 of the 8 years under a Clinton Presidency? The REPUBLICANS dumb-ass!

When was the worst economic time in recent history? A DEMOCRATIC President (Carter) with a DEMOCRATIC Congress

What killed our markets? DEMOCRATIC regulations/policies/taxes

Grow a brain moron

[Bolgernow]

Ah yes, the ol "wants to count Lizard People votes" argument...

Why not go for the "he fucks little kids" and "shoots old people in the face" lies while you're at it? Seems more your speed...

[mauro1970mvr]

The fact that he wants a ballot counted as a vote for him when it has the words 'Lizard People" written over it.

That scumbag, yes, scumbag wants to be senator no matter what.

[Bolgernow]

What makes Al Franken "a scum"?

[F33bs]

I assume you have a source for this, which I'm looking forward to seeing.

[lifeline52002]

Yeah Al Franklen did not pay unployment Taxes or even pay his workers Income tax, on business he had. Funny if that was Republican business the IRS would come after them but a Democratic well that is another thing because they are above the law.

But funny I have not fine out were that law is

so guess Al Franklen is a Crook that get away with anything.

Norm Coleman kick Al Franklin bact to were he belong, New York City , were Socialist Liberals Deomocratics or SanFa would do as well.

[lifeline52002]

What the Democratics have not controll the Congress and the Senate the last two years, well they have and guess what they have Screw up this Ecomony just as much, but then I see

were our comming from. Democratics never does any thing wrong, sorry to dispoint you but they sure do. Than you my be one of those Socialist Liberal Democratics.

God Blessed the Republicans and America.

[jays2474]

You fucking People think the Democrats actually represent us LOL.I've been a Teamster for 12 yrs,and I have never felt more unrepresented than I do now by the Democrat Party.Until They get rid of scum like Franken I will never vote for a Democrat again.Hoffa would be turning in His grave if He knew what the Union has become.They care more about a fucking Tree and Gay rights than They do Us.Go ahead Sheep keep voting for Them.

[OnenessNow]

Senator Coleman has been up to his neck supporting the warmonger corporations and bankers who have ruined the economic and correct moral structure of our precious America.

Al Franken would be a breath of fresh air in corrupt Washington D.C. God Bless America!!!