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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Supreme Court is getting involved in the state's unsettled U.S. Senate race. The court said Monday it will weigh whether to stop the sorting and counting of wrongly rejected absentee ballots until clear instructions are handed down. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman petitioned the court to step in after the state board overseeing the recount recommended those ballots be considered last week. Coleman maintains there aren't clear guidelines for the recommendation and could lead to disarray among the 87 counties.

12.10.08 VIDEO: Secretary of State Mark Ritchie discusses the Recount of the 2008 Senate Race in Minnesota between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. These remarks are part of a forum held on "The Minnesota Tradition of Fair Elections" hosted by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. 12.12.08 VIDEO: Ritchie On Counting Improperly Rejected Absent Ballots # # # # # 11.20.08 VIDEO: Minnesota Majority (Standing Together for Traditional Values) blasts commie Soros puppet SOS Mark Ritchie. Announce they are filing a formal complaint with the U.S....

ST. PAUL – Following the State Canvassing Board’s confusing actions over the so-called “fifth pile” ballots, the Coleman for Senate campaign today announced that it will be filing a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court to create a uniform standard for which ballots belong in the fifth pile. Fritz Knaak, Senior Counsel for the Coleman campaign, made the following statement at press conference this afternoon. “The actions today by the Canvassing Board can only be described as confusing to us. “While advocates for the Franken Campaign stood outside with signs reminiscent of Florida in 2000, what we now have before...