So ..... they vote. They do a recount. It ends. The recount difference is in single digits ......

[Stinky The Clown]

.... do you accept it?

[PeaceNikki]

1. Even with far more than single digit difference, lawsuits will follow.

There are plenty of ballots to contest.

[The Magistrate]

2. My Personal Hope, Sir, Is That Mr. Franken Wins By Six Votes....

It would be great fun to watch Coleman choke on that.

[Liberal In Texas]

3. Lawsuit. This is going to take awhile. In the past, congress has started

with races still not decided and states not able to seat members, IIRC.

[JDPriestly]

4. Per the Constitution the Senate then judges the election

Article I, section 5, clause 1

[LisaL]

5. There are absentee ballots that have been rejected and

could make a difference. So it likely to end up in court or decided by the senate, etc.

[tridim]

6. I don't think Minnesotans would accept it.

The thing is there is still an small error in hand recounts, so anything within about +/- 100 votes is a statistical tie. Wonder what MN law says about that?

[pnwmom]

7. If it's a hand count done with witnesses, I do. n/t