Emmer campaign wants changes to recount rules
Republican Tom Emmer's campaign for governor is asking the Minnesota Secretary of State and the State Canvassing Board to revise the rules regarding a statewide recount.
The Emmer campaign wants the State Canvassing Board to be the sole decision maker on any challenged ballots in the statewide recount which is scheduled to start on November 29th.
One of the major changes proposed from 2008 by DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is to give local election officials the ability to determine whether challenged ballots are out of line. The Emmer campaign says the State Canvassing Board, not local election officials, should determine whether ballot challenges are frivolous. They also want local officials to match up the number of ballots with the number of signatures on voter logs. The Emmer campaign asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to weigh in on that matter.
The court has scheduled Monday afternoon for possible oral arguments in that matter. Democrat Mark Dayton unofficially leads Emmer by nearly 8,800 votes.
Here's the request to the State Canvassing Board. It was written by former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson.
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