9 ballots challenged in Brown County

By KURT NESBITT Journal Staff Writer

Volunteers examined ballots for the U.S. Senate race between Norman Coleman and Al Franken in the recount at the Brown County Courthouse on Monday.
NEW ULM - The Great Minnesota Recount took place Monday at the Brown County Courthouse in New Ulm for the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.

Three tables' worth of volunteers, one for each candidate and another for a non-partisan watchdog group, sat and conversed and drank coffee or soda when they weren't overseeing the ballot recount taking place at the front of the room.

When the volunteers were overseeing the recount, one volunteer from each campaign sat in front of a table while a team of two election judges counted the ballots. Each looked at the ballot briefly and then said the winner's name out loud before putting it in the appropriate pile.

Observers from the Citizens for Electoral Integrity stood close by the tables, watching the judges and leaning in whenever the volunteers asked a question.

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