Minnesota Independent

Emmer files frivolous challenges in Hennepin County while GOP hints at election lawsuit

By Andy Birkey | 12.01.10 | 9:07 am

The second day of the Minnesota gubernatorial recount focused on two counties, Hennepin and Ramsey, where the bulk of ballots remaining to be counted exist. Hennepin County officials told reporters Tuesday that the campaign of Republican Tom Emmer was engaged in numerous frivolous challenges to ballots. Meanwhile, party chair Tony Sutton says that the Republican Party may press for a court challenge once the recount has concluded.

Redistricting draws reformers but some say process worked fine last time

By Chris Steller | 05.22.09 | 12:08 pm

Legislation to rejigger the state’s redistricting system passed the state Senate last week. Stakes are high, as the state may lose a congressional seat after the 2010 U.S. Census, and whether it’s Michele Bachmann’s in the Sixth District or someone else’s will be decided during redistricting. But some people closest to the work of shaping Minnesota’s political boundaries last time around say the system worked pretty well.

Talking recount blues

By Paul Demko | 12.12.08 | 4:02 pm

The Humphrey Institute put together a rather remarkable panel on Wednesday morning to discuss the ongoing U.S. Senate recount. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, Ramsey County elections manager Joe Mansky, and former Vice President Walter Mondale were among the speakers.…

U.S. Senate contest: The recount commences

By Paul Demko | 11.19.08 | 3:14 pm

The manual recount of the U.S. Senate race is well under way in Ramsey County. Eight teams of inspectors are scrutinizing ballots at the county’s election offices while authorized representatives of the two campaigns hover nearby. It’s just one of roughly 110 locations across the state where ballots will be manually inspected over the next two weeks to determine the winner of the closest senate race in Minnesota history.