More Votes Challenged in Minnesota
Slowly, vote by vote…
(CNN) – The number of ballots being challenged in the Minnesota recount is growing. This as more than 40 percent of votes have been recounted in the battle for Norm Coleman’s US Senate seat. The recount kicked off Wednesday and could extend into next month.
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The Secretary of State’s office reports that 734 ballots have been challenged in the first two days of recounting, with 374 questioned by Franken’s camp and 360 by Coleman’s camp.
According to the Secretary of State’s office, 42.33 percent of the more than 2.9 million votes cast in the election were recounted by yesterday. It appears Franken’s made a dent into Coleman’s pre recount lead of 215. According to the results posted on the Secretary of State’s website, Franken now trails Coleman by 129 votes.
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