Posted: March 31, 2009
New orders in the Minnesota U.S. Senate contest
The court has issued two orders this afternoon stating that it will review and consider for counting 400 previously rejected absentee ballots and granting summary judgment in part for more of the Nauen voters. See the orders here and here on our Coleman v. Franken case page. The ballots will be delivered to the Secretary of State and counted on April 7, 2009 in the Minnesota Supreme Court room where the trial took place. The order does not rule on issues of alleged double-counting, lost ballots, or equal protection violations. Franken's attorney, Marc Elias, says he expects those issues to be dealt with in a future order. See the Star Tribune coverage here.
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Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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