Coleman campaign rejects almost all ballots in Franken counties
Back when the Supreme Court ruled that improperly-rejected absentee ballots could be counted if agreed to by both campaigns, I doubted that Coleman would have much incentive to cooperate. Now that the ballots are actually being reviewed, exactly what I was afraid of is starting to happen: the Coleman campaign won’t agree to count ballots in counties that voted for Franken.According to the Star Tribune, Coleman’s campaign rejected 59 of 60 ballots in St. Louis county, territory that tends to favor Franken. On the other hand, in Coleman-leaning Dakota county, the Coleman campaign actually suggested adding new ballots that were not identified as improperly rejected by county officials.
This is why the campaigns should never have been given veto power over counting votes; the Supreme Court’s decision was a major mistake. Partisan campaigns should never have the option of rejecting a ballot just because they believe it won’t help them. In a democratic society, all properly-cast votes must be counted. Just because the Supreme Court’s bad decision gives the Coleman campaign the ability to subvert the democratic process doesn’t mean they should do so. They should stop these shenanigans immediately.
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Tags: MN-SEN, Norm Coleman
Election 2008, Elections, National, Recount | 
Jeff Rosenberg | December 31, 2008
