The ballad of the missing ballots

What happened to the missing ballots in Southeast Minneapolis? That’s the question of the day in the U.S. Senate recount. Yesterday it was disclosed that 133 fewer ballots were tabulated in precinct 1 of Ward 3 during the recount than on election day. There were 2,028 votes recorded during the initial count, but only 1,896 ballots were included in the recount. The change resulted in a loss of 36 votes for Al Franken in the heavily Democratic precinct.