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Minnesota senate seat; a familiar scenario? - mikeylikesit - 12-16-2008

Good thing high courts never get political, huh?

Sen. Norm Coleman’s ® campaign on Monday asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to stay a decision by the Board of Canvassers that could significantly sway the razor-thin margin in the state’s Senate race.

The Franken campaign argued that the move would disenfranchise voters wrote:



Re: Minnesota senate seat; a familiar scenario? - laarree - 12-16-2008

Why doesn't Minnesota adopt a sensible law like Georgia has, requiring
a run-off election if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote,
for gosh sakes??! I'm not happy that Chambliss won in Georgia's runoff,
but at least the result was indisputable.