Emmer now wants recount rules changed - MN Independent

[MN TN]

How can he do this after the election?
See: http://minnesotaindependent.com/74443/emmer-wants-recount-rules-changed

"Emmer’s newest volley in the pre-recount arena is to change the rule which says that Minnesota’s 87 county auditors will determine whether or not challenged ballots have merit or are frivolous. Emmer wants that task to be delegated to the 5-person canvassing board."
I understand that the canvassing board is made up primarily of Republican appointees.

"The Republican Party of Minnesota and Tom Emmer’s gubernatorial campaign want changes made to the recount rules ahead of the State Canvassing Board meeting on Tuesday. Specifically, Emmer wants Rule 8 changed to make inspection of challenged ballots the job of the five-member canvassing board and not the 87 county auditors. The move, which could cost more time in the recount process, comes after the Emmer campaign filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court to look for “phantom votes” in all 87 counties. Dayton called Emmer’s moves “desperate” in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio on Thursday."

“Seems to me Republicans are basically questioning the basic integrity of the election process in Minnesota,” said Dayton, who added that the system had a thorough check two years ago during the Franken-Coleman recount. “I think to just cast aspersions on this, I think basically that they are desperate, they are way behind.”

[trotsky]

1. Uh, can anyone say they're surprised?

Now I want you to picture, for a moment, a parallel universe in which Emmer was ahead by 8800 votes right now and Dayton (and his lawyers) were pursuing this kind of crap. Can you even begin to imagine just how much SCREAMING the MN GOP would be doing?

They should be the GOH instead of the GOP. Greedy Old Hypocrites.