Franken Legal Team Expresses Confidence That Election Results Will Be Upheld

SAINT PAUL [3/13/09] – Former Sen. Coleman’s lawsuit to overturn the results of the U.S. Senate election concluded today with closing arguments from both sides. Franken’s closing was delivered by attorney Kevin Hamilton.

Franken lead attorney Marc Elias stated:

“After seven weeks of trial, hundreds of witnesses, and thousands of exhibits, the trial demonstrated what the state canvassing board found to be true after an exhaustive recount: that Al Franken got more votes on Election Day than Norm Coleman. We remain confident that the court will uphold the results of the election and allow Al Franken to begin the work the voters of Minnesota hired him to do.”

Al Franken added:

“I want to thank the court for the time and care it has devoted to hearing this case. And I want to thank my team for a job well done. Minnesotans have seen their election system put on trial over the past seven weeks, and we can all be proud of how it held up to the additional scrutiny of the three-judge panel. We will now await the judges’ ruling and hope that those few voters whose ballots have been proven to be improperly rejected will have their votes counted. But at the end of this long process, I remain proud of our state’s dedicated public servants, confident in the results of the election, and ready to get to work in Washington.”

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