The fact that these guidelines already exist is crucially important in preserving the fairness of the process.
More from the Star Tribune. I don’t think there’s any basis for Sen. Coleman to say “the prospect of overturning [the necessary] votes is extremely, extremely, extremely remote.” A 475-vote lead out of about 3 million votes cast—my guess is there’s a fair chance that a number of undervotes will end up getting counted (though I have no idea how they will break).