December 17th, 2008 // comments (0)

Live: The Coleman/Franken Recount

Board members seem to have quickly hit their groove and are occasionally leavening their calls on the ballots with mild wisecracks. Confronted with a ballot that one member called “very odd,” District Judge Kathleen Gearin said the ballot looked “like a scribbled Mickey Mouse sideways,” marking the return of Mickey to the discussion for the second straight day. The ballot, indeed, was scribbled in an image that could be seen as a cartoon mouse. It was tossed into the unallocated pile because the voter’s intent was unclear.

A couple of ballots later, the board members were presented with a ballot that was marked squarely in between the names of Coleman and Franken. “That could have been intentional,” Ritchie cracked. No voter intent discernible, the members ruled.

Watch the actions of the canvassing board live by clicking here… Live blog here.

Related:

• January 26, 2009 -- Colman/Franken Battle Heats Up
• January 6, 2009 -- Coleman Challenges MN Recount
• January 5, 2009 -- Franken Wins Senate Seat
• December 19, 2008 -- Franken Takes Lead In Recount
• December 18, 2008 -- Franken Closing In On Coleman
• December 11, 2008 -- Franken In Hail-Mary Web Vid
• December 5, 2008 -- Minnesota Recount Is Over, Kinda
• December 3, 2008 -- Baghdad Bob: Franken Claims Lead
• November 20, 2008 -- More Franken Coleman Ballots
• November 20, 2008 -- Al Franken Is Contesting This?