Pawlenty signs U.S. Senate election certificate

by Bill Clements
Published: June 30,2009
Time posted: 1:00 am
Tags: Al Franken, election, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Senate

At about 6:15 this evening, GOP Gov. Tim Pawlentysigned the election certificate for the U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, making Democrat Al Franken the official winner.

The certificate now goes to Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie for his "countersignature."

The governor’s office said the certificate "will be faxed to the Secretary of the United State Senate this evening and the original will be sent overnight and hand-delivered to the Secretary of the United States Senate tomorrow."




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