Constant Conservative

Some have been reporting that the recount in the contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken is over, with Franken being chosen as senator. This is not quite right, as Scott Johnson of PowerLine points out:

In “MInnesota Senate Recount, Update XVI,” John Hinderaker presents a lucid exposition of the issues still at play in Al Franken’s 225-vote victory over Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s Senate election. First came the canvas, won by Senator Coleman. Then came the mandatory recount, won by Franken. Now comes the election contest, which Senator Coleman’s team has vowed to file today. The filing of an election contest prevents state authorities from issuing a certificate of election in favor of Franken.

While I am all in favor of the folks in Minnesota following the process, I do hope that this election is not a harbinger of elections to come, with the results being determined by the people who try to figure out who voted (legally speaking) rather than by the voters themselves. Here is to a clean resolution, if that is possible, to what has been a very interesting electoral battle.