Monday, November 17, 2008

Franken asks board to count absentee ballots before recount

By MIKE KASZUBA, Star Tribune
Last update: November 17, 2008 - 5:58 PM

...At one of the news conferences, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said that Sen. Norm Coleman’s lead over Franken, which stands at 206 votes, is expected to grow to 215 as a result of a post-election review of results that involved a statewide sampling of about 210 precincts....



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