BALLOTS
Election Notebook: Voter ID amendment takes spotlight
Debate about a proposed constitutional amendment requiring Minnesota voters to show photographic identification intensified Wednesday. Among the disputes, the two sides of the question appearing on t...
Posted on 10/24/12 at 5:42 PM
Down to the wire
Absentee ballots pouring in; area counties expect high voter registration on election dayWORTHINGTON — While the deadline to pre-register to vote in Minnesota was Oct. 16, residents of the state still have an opportunity to cast a ballot in November’s general election by registering at their polling place on election day.
By Julie Buntjer , October 28, 2012
Emmer signs petition on votes
ST. PAUL — Tom Emmer said he wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to make sure that the concept of one person, one vote was followed in this month’s governor election.
By Don Davis , November 17, 2010
Election deja vu
ST. PAUL — Hit the rewind button for 2008. Minnesotans probably will wait weeks to find out who they elected governor while they watch judges wade through stacks of ballots to decide a winner in the tight race.
By Don Davis , November 03, 2010
Absentee voter numbers differ
WORTHINGTON — Absentee ballots issued and sent back are down in southwest Minnesota, compared to the mid-term election four years ago, but northwest Iowa numbers are higher, according to auditor’s offices.
November 01, 2010
Snapshot of secretary of state race: photo ID
ST. PAUL — The big issue in Minnesota’s secretary of state race is clear as a picture: whether voters should present photo identification cards before casting ballots.By Don Davis , October 10, 2010
Absentee ballots to change
Minnesota House passes bill to alter procedure for absentee votingST. PAUL — Minnesotans should find absentee voting easier this year than in the controversial 2008 U.S. Senate election, when counting stretched for months after the November vote.
By Don Davis , March 09, 2010
Judges to count 23 ballots
Envelopes are all believed to contain votes for FrankenST. PAUL – Judges deciding Minnesota’s U.S. Senate election trial said Tuesday they will count nearly two-dozen improperly rejected absentee ballots.
February 11, 2009
Franken, Coleman spar over ballot challenges
Recount continues to proceed faster than expectedST. PAUL — Minnesota’s U.S. Senate recount turned frivolous Friday. Each campaign accused the other of engaging in frivolous challenges, actions campaigns can use to claim that a voter’s candidate pick on a ballot is not clear.
By Don Davis , November 22, 2008
Additional ballots challenged
Coleman-Franken race rests on disputed ballotsST. PAUL — The number of disputed ballots dramatically rose in the second day of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race recount, making them the key to who eventually wins.
By Don Davis , November 21, 2008
Historic recount begins; Franken wins ballot case
By Don Davis , November 19, 2008
Board delays ballot decision
ST. PAUL — Local election officials begin recounting ballots in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race today, even as the fate of hundreds of disputed ballots remains unresolved.
November 19, 2008
State board delays ballot decision
ST. PAUL – A state elections board today approved the beginning of a statewide U.S. Senate recount, but delayed the most controversial item on the table – whether hundreds of disputed absentee ballots would be counted.By Don Davis , November 18, 2008
Ballot keepers
Auditors take special steps to protect ballots for Senate race recountBy Julie Buntjer , November 14, 2008
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