BREAKING: Court Excludes ‘Huge Number’ of Ballots in MN’s U.S. Senate Election Contest

Late Friday ruling limits 'Ballot Universe' of those still under consideration for counting, to only those 'legally cast under relevant law'

Franken team pleased that at least 13 of 19 categories of previously rejected absentee ballots will not be counted...

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Brad Friedman,
2/13/2009 -
3:56 pm PT

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Riverside County, CA, Refusing to Bill E-Voting Vendor for Cost of Manual Tally

At least $160k is billable to Sequoia Voting Systems, as per state requirements for use of touch-screen systems

Registrar Barbara Dunmore, one of worst in nation, fights on behalf of voting machine company, as county's $90 million budget shortfall grows...

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Brad Friedman,
2/13/2009 -
11:17 am PT

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Conyers Subpoenas Rove For Third Time

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Brad Friedman,
2/13/2009 -
9:45 am PT

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‘Senate Contest Shows Fraud,’ Says MN Republican Legislator After His Photo ID Law Flops

'Not a whiff of fraud here,' says Repub MN Senate contest attorney...

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Brad Friedman,
2/12/2009 -
1:21 pm PT

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Unfortunate Turn of Phrase of the Moment…

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Brad Friedman,
2/12/2009 -
11:04 am PT

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VIDEO: Colbert’s Probing Look at Glenn Beck

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Brad Friedman,
2/12/2009 -
11:00 am PT

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Court Awards Votes to Franken in Coleman’s U.S. Senate Election Contest in MN

Even as the Republican argues to include ballots of voters who forged signatures and ballots they previously rejected

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Brad Friedman,
2/11/2009 -
2:23 pm PT

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Obama: ‘The Lesson I Learned’

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Brad Friedman,
2/10/2009 -
7:19 pm PT

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God Backs Norm Coleman, Says Norm Coleman

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Brad Friedman,
2/10/2009 -
1:05 pm PT

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Fox ‘News’ ‘Report’ on Stimulus, Replicated from GOP Press Release, Typos and All

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Brad Friedman,
2/10/2009 -
12:38 pm PT

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EXCLUSIVE: The New Voter Fraud Complaint Filed in CT Against the GOP’s Ann Coulter

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Brad Friedman,
2/9/2009 -
1:25 pm PT

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Mississippi Republicans Push For Disenfranchising Polling Place Photo ID Restrictions

Gov. Barbour insists on NO exemption for voters over 65 years of age...

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Brad Friedman,
2/9/2009 -
10:59 am PT

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VIDEO: Geraldo’s Sextuplet Mayhem!

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Brad Friedman,
2/8/2009 -
2:45 pm PT

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‘The Ballot Universe’: Where We Are as Week 2 Ends at the U.S. Senate Election Contest in MN

Plus: An interview with TheUpTake.org's Noah Kunin, live from Minneapolis...

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Brad Friedman,
2/7/2009 -
6:19 pm PT

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If He’s Even Lost ‘Prickly City’…

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Brad Friedman,
2/7/2009 -
2:58 pm PT

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Franken team pleased that at least 13 of 19 categories of previously rejected absentee ballots will not be counted...

At least $160k is billable to Sequoia Voting Systems, as per state requirements for use of touch-screen systems

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Even as the Republican argues to include ballots of voters who forged signatures and ballots they previously rejected

Plus: A bit more to bring you up to date with the latest...

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