Published November 23, 2010, 11:09 AM
Minnesota Board Orders Recount
A Minnesota board has given the green light for a recount in the state's undecided governor's race.By: Associated Press, WDAZ
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota board has given the green light for a recount in the state's undecided governor's race.
The five-member canvassing board certified election totals that show Democrat Mark Dayton with an 8,770-vote lead over Republican Tom Emmer. That margin is within the half-percentage point margin that calls for an automatic recount under state law.
The recount is scheduled to begin Monday and finish by mid-December. The new governor is to take office Jan. 3, but that could be delayed if either side files a legal challenge to the recount result.
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