Minnpost reports that a lawyer for the Minnesota Republican Party sent this letter to DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie about eight "problem" precincts with malfunctioning machines and overflowing uncounted ballots. Ritchie's office just released a letter from legal advisor Bert Black that included these email responses to seven of the eight precincts identified in the GOP letter:
From Dakota County official Joel Beckman:
From Rice County auditor/Treasurer Fran Windschitl:
Black wrote that the secretary of state's office was still awaiting word from Plymouth, home of the other precinct mentioned in GOP lawyer Tony Trimble's letter.
