Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
In re: 2008 MN U.S. Senate Election
Case Information
Date Filed: November 5, 2008
State: Minnesota
Issues: MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: Minnesota Canvassing Board (Case -)
Issue:
This action concerns the recount of votes in the very close 2008 Minnesota election for U.S. Senator.
Status:
NOTICE: Filings in this case are not being monitored on a daily basis. Select documents will be added to this page when possible.
Canvassing Board Documents
- Memorandum of the Al Franken for Senate Committee and Al Franken Regarding Improperly Rejected Absentee Ballots
(11/17/08) - Attorney General Opinion
(11/17/08) - Memorandum of the Al Franken for Senate Committee and Al Franken Regarding Missing Ballots
(12/10/08) - Supplemental Memorandum of the Al Franken for Senate Committee and Al Franken Regarding Missing Ballots
(12/11/08) - Attorney General Opinion on correcting errors in county canvasses
(12/12/08) - Letter from Coleman campaign to Minnesota Canvassing Board
(12/12/08) - Letter from Coleman campaign to Minnesota election officials
(12/12/08) - Second Supplemental Memorandum of the Al Franken for Senate Committee and Al Franken Regarding Duplicate Ballots Issues
(12/18/08)


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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