BALLOT PROTECTION: The thin margin between Norm Coleman and Al Franken in their U.S. Senate race in Minnesota could make ballot security a subject of litigation.
DIFFERENT COUNTIES, DIFFERENT PROCEDURES: Minnesota has no uniform standards for protecting the integrity of ballots, just a requirement that counties do so. Most counties keep ballots under lock and key.
QUESTIONS RAISED: Coleman's campaign raised concerns about the integrity of about 30 absentee ballots that weren't turned in until several days after the election. But the campaign said it accepted assurances from Minneapolis election officials that the ballots had been secured. |