Posted by Jed Lewison on Thu Dec 4, 2008 at 12:04 PM Pacific

Franken Update

The campaign now says Al Franken leads by 10 votes based on the original rulings of the impartial election judges. According to the campaign:

RECOUNT UPDATE: FRANKEN HOLDS 10 VOTE LEAD OVER COLEMAN

By our count, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 10 votes with roughly 56,000 ballots left to be hand counted. Many media outlets are calculating the margin by a different method, relying on raw data from the Secretary of State's website to conclude that Coleman holds a lead of over 300 votes. However, that calculation assumes that every challenge will be upheld by the state canvassing board, whereas our calculation assumes that the original call by the impartial election judge will stand. So, if the judge calls it for Franken, we say it's a Franken ballot. Likewise, if the judge calls it for Coleman, we treat it as a Coleman ballot - even if we have challenged it.

Franken Update

The campaign now says Al Franken leads by 10 votes based on the original rulings of the impartial election judges. According to the campaign:

RECOUNT UPDATE: FRANKEN HOLDS 10 VOTE LEAD OVER COLEMAN

By our count, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 10 votes with roughly 56,000 ballots left to be hand counted. Many media outlets are calculating the margin by a different method, relying on raw data from the Secretary of State's website to conclude that Coleman holds a lead of over 300 votes. However, that calculation assumes that every challenge will be upheld by the state canvassing board, whereas our calculation assumes that the original call by the impartial election judge will stand. So, if the judge calls it for Franken, we say it's a Franken ballot. Likewise, if the judge calls it for Coleman, we treat it as a Coleman ballot - even if we have challenged it.

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