Challenged Ballots From The Minn. US Senate Race

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	Challenged Ballots From The Minn. US Senate Race
BartendingBear
11-23-2008 1:34 AM
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You be the judge of who gets the vote. Breakdowns and web polls of each ballot defect for your consideration. Very interesting.
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/bf779184-69f1-461a-98b4-8bda06e42d87/7CD55327-EE63-4727-AEF5-90D34944F39B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/" href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/" style="font-size: 11px;">minnesota.publicradio.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/">Representatives from the campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken have been challenging ballots across the state.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/">It's your turn to play election judge. Tell us how you would rule in the case of these challenged ballots. Use <A target="_blank" href="https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=204C.22" linkindex="37">this Minnesota state statute</A> as your guide.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><P class="regular">The Franken campaign challenged this ballot, arguing the voter left an identifying mark on the ballot. (MPR has blacked-out the signature to respect the voter's privacy.) <A href="https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=204C.22" linkindex="38" set="yes">Minnesota law states</A>: "If a ballot is marked by distinguishing characteristics in a manner making it evident that the voter intended to identify the ballot, the entire ballot is defective." (MPR Photo/Laura Yuen)</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/minnesota.publicradio.org/img/E2B25C2A-1DFE-44EB-9AF9-322A2FB1BE44" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><P class="regular">The Franken campaign challenged this ballot in Ramsey County where the voter appears to have written "Bachmen" — presumably a reference to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann — in the write-in field. (Caroline Yang for MPR)</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/minnesota.publicradio.org/img/D422E38B-D805-4A58-BFCC-EF5CB9A87C7D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><H4>Ballot #2: The Pencil</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/minnesota.publicradio.org/img/043F201A-B257-4938-9180-2F7217CA9B88" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><H4>Ballot #3: The X Factor</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/minnesota.publicradio.org/img/C4C2C413-8F87-44DE-A861-E3BB206E9CEA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><H4>Ballot #4: The Autograph</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/minnesota.publicradio.org/img/7208E593-8E21-43EA-94BD-C92381A6C814" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><H4>Ballot #1: The Arrow</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/minnesota.publicradio.org/img/FF5D8E85-F85F-4CDA-B4B9-E29D12D0B137" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/"><H4>Ballot #2: The Thumbprint</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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