Election judges Lucy Karml and Diana Kittelson count ballots by hand over the watchful eyes of Geri Katz, a representative of Al Franken as well as other election officials Friday Nov. 21, 2008 at a recount site Minneapolis which will decide the election results between incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. Each counter will count thousands of ballots each day, averaging one ballot every 5 seconds which can put quite a strain on the counter's eyes and mind. All 3 million ballots statewide must be hand counted by the Dec. 5 deadline. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)

The Canvassing Board, from left Judge Kathleen Gearin, Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, Justice G. Barry Anderson and Judge Edward Cleary signed off on a manual recount while holding off on a decisioin about rejected absentee ballots pertaining to the tight U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, left, smiles as he reaches into a sack to pull out the name of a precinct for a performance review Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn., where the Canvassing Board signed off on a manual recount while holding off on a decisioin about rejected absentee ballots pertaining to the tight U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. AT right is Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, left, Justice G. Barry Anderson, center and Judge Edward Cleary listen as attorneys addressed the Canvassing Board which signed off on a manual recount while holding off on a decisioin about rejected absentee ballots pertaining to the tight U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie listens to a question during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn., where he announced the members of the state canvassing board for the statewide recount of nearly 3-million ballots in the tight U. S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 picture, Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., claims victory in his reelection bid as his wife Laurie, left, looks on during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., after the unoffical vote tally showed Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections that appears certain to trigger a recount. The lack of a uniform standard for counties securing ballots after an election could come into play when those votes are recounted in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 picture, Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken addresses supporters Democratic election night party while his race with Sen. Norm Coleman was too close to call Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn. The lack of a uniform standard for counties securing ballots after an election could come into play when those votes are recounted in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Some young Al Franken supporters covered their heads with newspaper as they tried to nap while waiting for the results of Franken's neck-and-neck race with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman at the election night party early Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken addresses supporters Democratic election night party while his race with Sen. Norm Coleman was too close to call Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie outlines the procedure of a recount on the Minnesota's Senate race between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn., where he also announced that Minnesotans cast a record number of ballots in Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)