Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject "unlawful" GOP bid to throw out thousands of votes
Griffin, a Republican, has asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to force the state Board of Elections to throw out more than 60,000 votes that he claims, in part, are invalid because voters' registration applications were incomplete.
To gain a court seat, Republicans seek to throw out thousands of votes
Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. He’s asking the justices to throw out tens of thousands of votes.
North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by the trailing candidate in an close race for a seat on the court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally.
North Carolina Supreme Court rejects effort to issue quick ruling on judicial election result
The state's high court ruled that the challenge of the validity of more than 60,000 votes must be heard by the Wake County Superior Court first.
In blow to GOP, NC Supreme Court won't fast-track lawsuit seeking to throw out 60,000 ballots
North Carolina's Republican-majority state Supreme Court ruled partially against the Republican candidate seeking to join its ranks, rejecting his effort to fast-track a lawsuit seeking to throw out more than 60,
North Carolina Supreme Court sends election challenge for associate justice seat downwards
The state’s highest court also ordered that the last uncertified statewide election in the U.S. will continue to remain pending until all appeals are complete.
North Carolina Justices Slow-Roll GOP Judge's Bid to Join Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court rejected a GOP state high court candidate’s demand to expedite his election case against his sitting-Democratic justice rival, potentially empowering a federal court to decide the unprecedented case.
North Carolina top court won't fast-track Republican court candidate's challenge
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by a Republican judge for a seat on its bench, declining to decide at this time whether over 60,000 ballots should be excluded from the final tally in his bid to unseat the leading Democratic candidate,
One Republican justice dissents in case blocking NC Supreme Court election certification
In his dissent, Justice Richard Dietz wrote that permitting such a case “invites incredible mischief” and will “lead to doubts about the finality of vote counts following an election.”
Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial
Republicans on the state's highest court suggested they are willing to toss Democrat Allison Riggs' election win
In blow to GOP, NC Supreme Court won't immediately act on lawsuit to throw out 60,000 ballots
In a blow to Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for a seat on the state Supreme Court, that court has ordered that it won't fast-track his effort to throw
Dem Incumbent Riggs: GOP Opponent’s ‘Mass Disenfranchisement’ Efforts Belong In Fed Court
Democratic incumbent, and the apparent winner of the North Carolina Supreme Court race, filed a brief with the Fourth U.S.
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Riggs seeks earliest possible oral argument in NC Supreme Court election dispute
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking her colleagues to schedule oral arguments as early as possible ...
North Carolina Supreme Court Blocked Certification of a Justice’s Win. Activists Fear It’s “Dangerous for Democracy.”
The move gives the court time to consider a challenge by Republican Jefferson Griffin, who has cited debunked legal theories ...
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Losing state Supreme Court candidate Griffin now seeks to disqualify thousands of votes in Buncombe and 3 other Democratic-leaning counties
The losing Republican candidate for the state Supreme Court is attempting a new and controversial tactic to flip the outcome ...
GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin wants overseas ballots from Democratic counties discarded first
In Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin’s petition to have the state Supreme Court throw out votes, he asks that they look ...
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A Profound Threat to American Democracy Is Unfolding in North Carolina
Republicans are seeking to prevent a duly elected state Supreme Court justice from taking her seat. If they succeed, election ...
"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina
Riggs won the race by a slim, 734 vote margin in November out of more than 5 million votes cast, which is not unprecedented ...