NORPAC fundraising E-mail for Norm Coleman

Here is the full text of the NORPAC fundraising E-mail for Norm Coleman (see story here):

Dear Friends

We are making an appeal for one of our friends and steadfast supporters of US-Israel relations, Senator Norm Coleman. The election in Minnesota and its recount have been distressing to follow. Coleman won the election. After the recount, Franklin came out slightly ahead, but tragically this recount was filled with many irregularities and is now being contested in court. To paraphrase an old Chinese proverb Truth does not make great people, it is people that make truth great. The integrity of our system should be defended and our friend Senator Coleman is worth supporting in his continuing re-election effort, We would encourage you to participate in this effort. Have a good chag

Latest update on Senator Coleman’s legal battle to retain his U.S. Senate seat

As you probably know, Senator Norm Coleman is still fighting to win his re-election fight over Al Franken. On the day after the election, Coleman led by 775 votes. After the Canvassing Board finished a recount in January, Franken led by 225 votes.

Since that time, Coleman and his legal team have been before a three judge panel to discuss the disparities that occurred during the recount. After five weeks of testimony, Norm has rested his case. Here’s what the Coleman team has proven:

1. The court ruled that certain ballots were “illegal votes” under Minnesota law which also meant that hundreds, if not thousands, are currently included in the Election Night and Canvassing Board totals. The court cannot meet its statutory mandate of certifying each candidate’s number of “legally cast votes” without applying its standard to all votes counted in the election.

2. Testimony before the court from numerous county election officials showed that they counted ballots on Election Day that are identical to ones the court ruled “illegal.”

3. Different counties applied different standards to identical ballots, thereby disenfranchising voters who lived in one county but enfranchising voters in other counties. It is a violation of the constitutional right of Equal Protection to count some votes but not others based solely on a voter’s residence.

4. Election officials did not code some duplicate ballots back to their originals, as required by law. This led to double counting of some ballots, resulting in more votes than voters in a number of precincts.

5. The final election count is permeated with “missing” and “found” ballots in numerous precincts, making it impossible to determine the number of “legally cast” votes each candidate received.

Senator Coleman has a solid case to retain his Senate seat.

Please make a contribution to the Coleman Minnesota Recount Committee. The maximum an individual can give is $12,300.

Any contribution is helpful and appreciated. Please call Karen 201 788 5133 to make a contribution.

Don’t forget to register to NORPAC’s Mission to Washington May 20, 2009

Call Karen at (201) 788-5133 or register online at www.norpac.net

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Thanks to Eric Fingergut at JTA.org for providing the full E-mail text.