A year ago you may have been watching the Minnesota US Senate recount along with us at The UpTake. While that was going on, did you ever wonder what the judges were thinking? You can find out tonight at 6:30pm CT when The UpTake streams a live panel discussion about the recount from the William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul.
Panelists include:
Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson, Minnesota Supreme Court, on the role of the State Canvassing Board
Associate Justice Helen M. Meyer, Minnesota Supreme Court, on the role of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Assistant Chief Judge Denise D. Reilly, 4th Judicial District, on the role of the three-judge panel
Rachel Smith, Hennepin County elections manager, on the role of elections officials
Jay Weiner, author of the forthcoming book, "This Is Not Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount" (Fall 2010), on the role of the media
After the jump--- special guests and interviews start at 5:05pm CT and a mini-documentarary on the recount.
We'll also be broadcasting "Quick On The UpTake" from William Mitchell today starting at 5:05pm CT. Our guests will include Carl "WineRev" Eeman author of "Recounting Minnesota" as well as Jay Weiner. So join us for the show and stay for the panel!
Be sure to watch today . Our famous live blog will be open starting about 5pm.
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