Coleman Proposes First Election Contest Trial

February 9th.  That's when the first trial in the MN Senate Election contest begins if a schedule proposed by the Norm Coleman campaign is adopted. Trials on five separate issues would begin between February 9th and February 23rd, indicating a process that could stretch well into March.  Here are some of the most important dates:



JANUARY 21: If there's a Motion to Dismiss the election contest, the courts may choose to hear it on this date.

FEBRUARY 9th: Rejected Absentee Ballots trial begins.

FEBRUARY 16th: Duplicate/Original ballots trial begins.

FEBRUARY 16th: Missing 133 ballots in Mpls Ward 1/Precinct 3 trial begins.

FEBRUARY 23rd: Voter Intent  Challenges trial begins.

FEBRUARY 23rd: "Remaining Issues" trial begins.



The schedule also contains a clause that if it ever becomes mathamatically impossible for Coleman to overturn the recount result, the subsequent trials will not be held. The complete document is here, at the bottom of the page.



TEXT: Jennifer Whigham
EDITOR: Noah Kunin

[Updated, 1/14/2009, 8:55pm CST]