Coleman loses bid to toss ballots
Times Wire Reports
Sen. Norm Coleman has failed to block some absentee ballots from being counted in his close race with Al Franken.
A Ramsey County judge Saturday denied the request because of lack of jurisdiction. The Republican incumbent had tried to block 32 ballots from heavily Democratic Hennepin County.
Coleman’s campaign says the ballots were not counted on election day or were not kept in sealed boxes.
The latest tally has Coleman leading Democrat Franken by about 200 votes. A recount is planned.
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