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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrat Al Franken's lead in Minnesota's U.S. widened Tuesday to 312 votes after previously rejected absentee ballots were added to the counting.
Franken did better than by a nearly 2-to-1 margin as the ballots were opened and counted as part of a lawsuit brought by Coleman over the statewide recount. A three-judge panel ruled earlier that 351 ballots had been improperly rejected during the election and should be restored.
I don't quite understand why all absentee ballots aren't open for every election (assuming they are mailed and delivered on time)? Why are there a certain amount of ballots that aren't counted to begin with? I haven't kept up with all the legal wrangling going on in MN. Can someone clear this up for me?
SEAT SENATOR FRANKEN NOW! This farce is over. Coleman and the GOP lost - and they've lost in 3 re-counts. Count 'em. 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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