According to Power Line Blog, Al Franken's request to the Governor and Secretary of State of Minnesota that they issue him a certificate of election so that he can fill Norm Coleman's Senate seat was denied. According to the article:
"So why did Franken bother? Many people don't realize that under Minnesota law, post-election proceedings take place in three stages. Two of those stages, canvassing and recount, are complete, while the third, the election contest, is just beginning. Several important issues that will result in Norm Coleman gaining votes have not yet been addressed in either of the first two phases. I suspect that Franken is trying to don the mantle of inevitability on the theory that the more people think he is destined to win, the more likely he is to do so."
There is a possibility that Al Franken will wind up in the Senate. If that happens, it will be unfortunate. One of the issues in this election is the fact that there were more votes counted than actual registered voters. I'm not really sure either side will be happy if the other side is declared the winner. I know that holding another election would be expensive and would not immediately seat a Senator, but an honest election (and recount) is needed. The other alternative is to realize that the last reliable count was the machine count at the end of the election . Nothing since then seems to have been uniform or certifiable.
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