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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s disputed Senate election would extend well into February and probably beyond if a three-judge panel hearing a lawsuit by Republican Norm Coleman adopts his proposed trial schedule.
In a filing Wednesday, Coleman recommends conducting the trial in stages. He said the case would proceed to the next step only if Coleman gains “a sufficient number of votes” to cut into Democrat Al Franken’s 225-vote lead after the recent statewide recount of 2.9 million ballots.
A spokesman for Franken said he will submit his own, shorter timeline today.
The decision rests with three district judges appointed to hear the case.
Minnesota is likely to go without a second senator until the lawsuit is resolved.
