Minnesotta absentee votes not to count
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According to this article, absentee votes for Wellstone will not count.
Hatch said absentee ballots already sent in for Coleman will be counted, but not votes cast for Wellstone. New absentee ballots sent out would reflect any replacement named by Democrats, Hatch said.
This means that thousands of votes have been lost - unless the Dems can keep Wellstone’s name on the ballot. However, the Attorney general of Minnesota seems to think that the law requires the Dems to replace Wellstone’s name:
Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch said Friday that state law allows Democrats to name a replacement for Wellstone up to four days before the election. Hatch, who at times choked back tears, said Wellstone’s name would be removed from ballots by county auditors and the replacement put in.
We will know more in the next couple of days, but if this initial information holds, holding Wellstone’s seat has just become much harder, if not impossible.
The fair thing would be to keep Wellstone on the ballot and if wins, the govenor could appoint a replacement like Iowa last election
Comment 10/26/2002
True, but since when does “fair” matter to the GOP?
Comment 10/26/2002