MN-Sen: Franken declared the winner

The three judge panel presiding over the Minnesota Senate race hearing tonight declared Al Franken the winner of the race. via KSTP;

Over five months after the election, a three-judge panel has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race.

The judges--Hennepin County's Denise Reilly, Pennington County's Kurt Marben and Stearns County's Elizabeth Hayden--issued their final ruling late Monday, stating "Franken received the highest number of lawfully cast ballots in the Nov. 4, 2008 general election."

They also determined that Franken is entitled to receive the certificate of election.

Once again another court ruling, following the election night totals, shows Al Franken as the recipients of the most votes in the Senate race. Former Senator Coleman's lawyer have indicated they will now appeal this decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

update: DNC Chairman Tim Kaine has released a statement on the court's declaration of Franken as the winner of the Senate race;

“Enough is enough,” said Kaine. “It is time for Norm Coleman to concede and for Al Franken to be sworn in as the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota. The voters of Minnesota months ago elected Al Franken to the Senate – and during every step in the legal process that judgment has been confirmed. Norm Coleman’s own legal challenge resulted in more votes for Al Franken and now a three judge panel has ruled Al Franken the winner. Former Senator Coleman’s insistence on continuing his quixotic quest for this seat at best shows that he is putting his own political ambition ahead of the people and worst that he is complicit in an effort by national Republicans to deny Al Franken this seat for as long as possible so there is one less Democratic vote for President Obama’s agenda for change.

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Big Al Franken is the winner.

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rjsnj on April 14, 2009 at 07:55 AM

We've known this for 6 months! Coleman is a typical Republican cry baby, Obstructionist!!

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PamB on April 14, 2009 at 08:39 AM

Congratulations, Senator Franken.

I hope he makes a stand-up routine about the idiotic Republicans on the Senate floor. Being nice to them doesn't work. Working with them doesn't work. (They voted against the stimulus, after spending the country into debt with unfunded tax-cuts and a cooked-up war.)

Minds well make fun of them. I can't stand the American Taliban. We don't want a country that is ruled by the insane Fundamental Right. We want a Country that respects the Constitution, and protects "America the beautiful" with progressive legislation. Give 'em hell, Big Al!

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Big_Yellow_Dog on April 14, 2009 at 05:25 PM

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