Read more ballots stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20401/ballots.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:37:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68781/karzai-set-up-800-fake-poll-sites-say-diplomats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamid Karzai's supporters set up hundreds of fake polling stations that delivered hundreds of thousands of votes to the Afghan president, even though nobody voted there, diplomats tell the New York Times . The incumbent's team created as many as 800 fake sites, existing only on paper. Karzai allies also occupied...http://www.newser.com/story/68781/karzai-set-up-800-fake-poll-sites-say-diplomats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 7:56:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68415/karzai-team-forged-all-24k-ballots-in-1-district-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTribal leaders in southern Afghanistan make the strongest allegations yet of ballot fraud, telling Dexter Filkins of the New York Times that in their district, "Hamid Karzai's people stuffed all the ballot boxes." Members of the Bariz tribe, who endorsed challenger Abdullah Abdullah, say aides to Karzai's brother—himself a...http://www.newser.com/story/68415/karzai-team-forged-all-24k-ballots-in-1-district-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 7:23:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55561/franken-picks-up-87-votes-in-minn-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs election officials in Minnesota tallied up some 350 previously-rejected Senate ballots today, Al Franken stretched out his lead over Norm Coleman by almost 90 votes, making it more than 312, the Star Tribune reports. That’s good news for Franken in Coleman’s lawsuit over the election, which a lawyer said...http://www.newser.com/story/55561/franken-picks-up-87-votes-in-minn-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 13:22:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52512/franken-moves-to-dismiss-coleman-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Franken asked judges today to dismiss a lawsuit that has bogged down Minnesota’s US Senate vote recount, saying Republican opponent Norm Coleman didn’t prove his claim that 2000 absentee ballots were improperly rejected. Since resting their case, Coleman’s lawyers have focused on using Franken’s witnesses to further argue that...http://www.newser.com/story/52512/franken-moves-to-dismiss-coleman-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 11:53:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52246/coleman-team-set-aside-this-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lawyer for Norm Coleman suggested the election should be "set aside" in a letter to the court reviewing Minnesota’s US Senate election results, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. “Some courts have held that when the number of illegal votes exceeds the margin between the candidates—and it cannot be determined...http://www.newser.com/story/52246/coleman-team-set-aside-this-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 8:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49496/steele-will-head-rnc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Steele emerged from a grueling contest today to become the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee, Politico reports. The six-ballot process, the most drawn-out in years, ended in the rare election of a non-member. “This is awesome,” the former Maryland lieutenant governor said, drawing a laugh. He...http://www.newser.com/story/49496/steele-will-head-rnc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 16:00:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46899/franken-coleman-agree-to-count-900-rejected-ballots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe battling campaigns in the Minnesota Senate race have agreed to count some 900 incorrectly rejected ballots, an unexpectedly high proportion of the 1,350 reviewed by county officials. The system required both campaigns to agree on every ballot, which made such a figure seem unlikely, Talking Points Memo reports.http://www.newser.com/story/46899/franken-coleman-agree-to-count-900-rejected-ballots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Jan 2009 7:55:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45685/coleman-claims-150-ballots-were-double-counted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Minnesota Senate recount is moving at a one-step-forward, two-steps-back pace, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports, with Republican Norm Coleman’s campaign saying 150 ballots were double-counted, and that the total tally needs to be adjusted by the Canvassing Board. The board, which is in the process of evaluating disputed ballots, says...http://www.newser.com/story/45685/coleman-claims-150-ballots-were-double-counted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Dec 2008 9:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45561/minn-board-cant-keep-up-with-new-ballot-challenges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Minnesota state Canvassing Board began evaluating challenged ballots in the Senate recount yesterday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. These votes, where one of the campaigns disputed voter intent, are the last major obstacle in the count. But the campaigns say that having seen the standards, they may revive some withdrawn...http://www.newser.com/story/45561/minn-board-cant-keep-up-with-new-ballot-challenges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 10:46:59 CST