http://minnesotaindependent.com/21594/with-a-50-vote-lead-coleman-says-hes-on-track-to-win News. Politics. Media. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://minnesotaindependent.com/21594/with-a-50-vote-lead-coleman-says-hes-on-track-to-win/comment-page-1#comment-21717 Joe Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:06:55 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=21594#comment-21717 I think the Minn. Supreme Court made a mistake when they injected the two candidates into the process of reviewing the improperly rejected absentee ballots. In essence, the court wrote some sort of forced mediation into the process; however, are not the voters the real parties in interest, not the campaigns? The sole issue is whether a vote should be counted under Minnesota law and, if so, for whom. The real stakeholders in this process are voters for a wrongly rejected ballot disenfranchises a voter. I think the Minn. Supreme Court made a mistake when they injected the two candidates into the process of reviewing the improperly rejected absentee ballots. In essence, the court wrote some sort of forced mediation into the process; however, are not the voters the real parties in interest, not the campaigns? The sole issue is whether a vote should be counted under Minnesota law and, if so, for whom. The real stakeholders in this process are voters for a wrongly rejected ballot disenfranchises a voter.

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