California Conservative

That title isn’t a direct quote from Franken. After you analyze their 11th hour attempt to get additional ballots include, though, that’s their unintended message. Here’s what Coleman for Senate Campaign Manager Cullen Sheehan said in his press release:

“In a last minute attempt to stop the recount, directly contradicting what they said yesterday, the Franken campaign has now clearly shown they will do anything and everything they can to turn this Minnesota recount into another Florida. They insultingly charge the majority of Minnesota county boards with failing to comply with state law, and denigrate the legal ruling of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. The Franken Campaign’s scorched earth legal strategy is now fully in view for all Minnesotans. Win at all costs, regardless of who or what laws get in their way. Minnesotans expect a legal and transparent recount, and it is time for the Franken Campaign’s legal team to give way to the thousands of volunteers and dedicated election officials who are to begin the recount tomorrow across our state.”

Here’s what the Strib reported yesterday:

The 18-page legal brief that the campaign filed Monday with the state Canvassing Board included four examples of absentee voters said to be disenfranchised when their ballots were rejected. Jessup Schiks, of Kandiyohi County, had his absentee ballot rejected because officials ruled the signature didn’t match the registration card; campaign officials said Schiks later signed an affidavit confirming the ballot was his.

In another case, Bruce Behrens, a Goodhue County resident, said his absentee ballot was rejected because officials believed his girlfriend, who vouched for him, wasn’t a registered voter even though she is.

Rejecting those ballots would either be an act of incompetence or a criminal act. Neither explanation is bound to please the officials charged with overseeing elections. Let’s remember that Franken has already lost credibility on this issue.

Check back here later this afternoon for more updates.

Technorati Tags: Recount, Al Franken, Marc Elias, Andy Barr, DFL, Norm Coleman, Cullen Sheehan, Kay Mack, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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