"This is a scheme to throw out legal votes": North Carolina's GOP accused of subverting democracy
2 months, 1 week ago

"This is a scheme to throw out legal votes": North Carolina's GOP accused of subverting democracy

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Democrats are sounding the alarm over Republican efforts to overturn a key loss in North Carolina's close Supreme Court race, decrying state Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal challenge that seeks to have the state Board of Elections throw out enough votes to put him ahead. "Our country is known as a beacon of democracy and Judge Jefferson Griffin, in our state, is on the front lines of dismantling that creed," North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton told reporters Monday. The North Carolina Board of Elections last month also rejected Griffin's claims that tens of thousands of ineligible votes were counted in the November election, prompting Griffin to ask the state Supreme Court to toss out those ballots. In the case before the Republican-majority North Carolina Supreme Court, which Riggs has recused herself from, the justices last week voted 4-2 to block certification of the election results to consider Griffin's petition.

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A Judge Lost His Election. He Asked His Colleagues to Declare Him the Winner Anyway.
55 years, 2 months ago

A Judge Lost His Election. He Asked His Colleagues to Declare Him the Winner Anyway.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Friday, lawyers for Judge Jefferson Griffin asked his colleagues on the North Carolina Court of Appeals to retroactively change the rules for the 2024 state Supreme Court election and throw out tens of thousands of ballots. One of …

North Carolina appeals judges hear arguments in unresolved court election
4 days, 22 hours ago

North Carolina appeals judges hear arguments in unresolved court election

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina appeals court judges listened to arguments Friday about whether votes on tens of thousands of ballots in an unsettled state Supreme Court election from November should remain in the tally or could be discarded. A three-judge panel of the intermediate-level Court of Appeals will decide if the State Board of Elections in December properly dismissed …

North Carolina justices don’t fast-track challenge over election for seat on their court
1 month ago

North Carolina justices don’t fast-track challenge over election for seat on their court

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina Supreme Court decision refusing to further accelerate the appeals over an unsettled November election for a seat on the court means an official winner likely won’t be finalized sooner, and the trailing candidate could benefit. A majority of justices rejected a request by the State Board of Elections to fast-track the case by skipping …

North Carolina Supreme Court ruling boosts Republican efforts to overturn November election loss
1 month ago

North Carolina Supreme Court ruling boosts Republican efforts to overturn November election loss

Salon  

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the state Board of Election's request to bypass the North Carolina Court of Appeals and review Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal effort to toss out tens of thousands of votes cast in the state's November Supreme Court race. The decision to keep the case in the North Carolina Court of Appeals …

DNC intervenes in North Carolina Supreme Court fight, accuses GOP of trying to "steal an election"
1 month, 1 week ago

DNC intervenes in North Carolina Supreme Court fight, accuses GOP of trying to "steal an election"

Salon  

The Democratic National Committee is getting involved in the legal battle over a North Carolina Supreme Court seat and Republicans’ efforts to toss out more than 60,000 votes, filing a brief with the state's highest court as part of an effort to preserve Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs' narrow victory last November. “For months, North Carolina Republicans have attempted to steal …

Republicans are trying to 'vindicate' a 'very dangerous theory' in NC: analysts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans are trying to 'vindicate' a 'very dangerous theory' in NC: analysts

Raw Story  

The Republican candidate who lost a Supreme Court judgeship in the 2024 North Carolina election refuses to quit. Mark Joseph Stern spoke to Mary Harris for Slate's daily news podcast and highlighted that failed Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin is now suing to eliminate the ballots of 65,000 citizens. "I want to make sure that we focus on something that I …

An Update on That GOP North Carolina Judge Who’s Trying to Steal a Seat He Just Lost
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55 years, 2 months ago

An Update on That GOP North Carolina Judge Who’s Trying to Steal a Seat He Just Lost

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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Griffin appears eager to take the case to the North Carolina Supreme Court, the very body that he seeks to join, hoping its Republican supermajority will toss out enough votes to overturn the election. Not only are the state …

GOP judge Jefferson Griffin appeals North Carolina court decision that upheld his November loss
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP judge Jefferson Griffin appeals North Carolina court decision that upheld his November loss

Salon  

Jefferson Griffin, the Republican judge who lost his bid for North Carolina's Supreme Court, is appealing a recent court decision that upheld his 2024 defeat as his legal team continues its effort to get some 65,000 ballots tossed out. On Friday, Wake County Superior Court ruled in favor of the state Board of Elections and state Supreme Court Judge Allison …

NC Republican dealt blow in challenge to more than 65,000 ballots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NC Republican dealt blow in challenge to more than 65,000 ballots

Raw Story  

by Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline February 7, 2025 Just hours after a hearing on Judge Jefferson Griffin’s challenge to more than 65,000 ballots in the state Supreme Court election, a state judge upheld the state election board’s rejection of those claims in a late Friday ruling. “Today’s decisions denying Judge Griffin’s challenges of more than 65,000 ballots are a victory …

North Carolina judge’s ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina judge’s ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election who wants tens of thousands of contested ballots removed from the race tallies. Circuit Court of Appeals said Griffin’s pleas should be heard in state court because the legal parties’ …

Republicans' "baseless attempts" to overturn a loss in North Carolina could drag on for months
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans' "baseless attempts" to overturn a loss in North Carolina could drag on for months

Salon  

After a state court hearing on Friday, the attempt by North Carolina Republicans to toss out more than 60,000 ballots and overturn the election victory of Allison Riggs, a Democrat and state Supreme Court justice, looks poised to drag on for weeks if not months. "Today, my counsel and counsel for the North Carolina State Board of Elections exposed Judge …

Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Legal challenge over extremely close North Carolina election stays in state court for now

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — An appeals court agreed Tuesday that a federal trial judge acted properly last month in declining to rule on the eligibility of tens of thousands of voters last fall in an unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election and return it to state court. Circuit Court of Appeals also gave Associate Justice Allison Riggs the ability to return …

"I'm in disbelief that this is actually happening": GOP election denial hits North Carolina voters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"I'm in disbelief that this is actually happening": GOP election denial hits North Carolina voters

Salon  

About three weeks after last November's election, Spring Dawson-McClure received an unassuming postcard from the North Carolina GOP informing her that her ballot "may be affected" by the party's litigation. Dawson-McClure is one of more than 65,000 North Carolina voters who have had their votes swept up and called into question in the legal contention over the state's hot-button Supreme …

Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy
2 months ago

Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Copland Rudolph cast a ballot in the November election, just as she has for years, with her vote counting on a long list of North Carolina contests that were settled soon after. The state Supreme Court declined this week to grant Griffin’s request for the justices to fast-track a decision on whether the ballots should be counted …

The North Carolina Supreme Court Is Coming Dangerously Close to Stealing an Election
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2 months ago

The North Carolina Supreme Court Is Coming Dangerously Close to Stealing an Election

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Newby opines that due to the “highly unusual” turn of events—in which Griffin’s initial lead was overcome—it is “understandable that the petitioner and many North Carolina voters are questioning how this could happen.” But this is simply the fundamental …

North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid
2 months ago

North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a seat on this same court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally. After recounts and the election board’s dismissal of Griffin’s election protests, Riggs leads Griffin — a …

Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial
2 months ago

Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial

Salon  

The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed an appellate court judge's legal effort to overturn his electoral defeat on Wednesday, allowing the election protests to proceed in the trial court. In his election petition, he asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to force the state Board of Elections to throw out more than 60,000 votes cast by voters he says are …

Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject "unlawful" GOP bid to throw out thousands of votes
2 months ago

Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject "unlawful" GOP bid to throw out thousands of votes

Salon  

A North Carolina judge's effort to overturn his electoral defeat by tossing out thousands of votes is "fatally flawed," "unlawful and unwarranted" as it threatens to disenfranchise scores of North Carolina voters, state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs argued. The Democratic justice's late Tuesday rebuke refutes the election protests of her opponent, Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, who trails Riggs …

"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina
2 months, 1 week ago

"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina

Salon  

North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal effort to contest his electoral loss in the state's tight Supreme Court race, in which he trails incumbent Justice Allison Riggs by just over 700 votes, threatens to upend the already contentious state of democracy in North Carolina — and puts the entire nation at further risk of democratic erosion, legal experts …

Early votes targeted as GOP judge trailing Dem seeks to toss 60K North Carolina ballots
2 months, 1 week ago

Early votes targeted as GOP judge trailing Dem seeks to toss 60K North Carolina ballots

Raw Story  

When and how North Carolina voters cast their ballots last year is a key to distinguishing which votes in the race for a state Supreme Court seat are in danger of being thrown out. The League of Women Voters of North Carolina put a focus on how Griffin treats voters differently depending on when they voted in a “friend of …

NC Supreme Court sparks fear by blocking certification of justice’s win
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NC Supreme Court sparks fear by blocking certification of justice’s win

Raw Story  

The Republican-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina threw the election of one of its members into disarray on Tuesday as it temporarily blocked the certification of the Democrat incumbent’s narrow victory. Griffin is asking the Supreme Court to throw out roughly 60,000 ballots — an unprecedented request based on a theory that has been dismissed by both the state election …

North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s highest court blocked on Tuesday the certification of a November election result for one of its own seats so it can review legal arguments by a trailing candidate who contends over 60,000 ballots that were cast shouldn’t be counted. Hours later, Griffin’s attorneys asked the state Supreme Court for the temporary stay, which the court …

Republicans on NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans on NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent’s election

Raw Story  

At the request of GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin, Republicans on the state Supreme Court have prohibited the state Board of Elections from certifying Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ election. After the state Board of Elections dismissed his election protests last month, Griffin asked the Supreme Court, where Republicans hold a 5-2 majority, to step in. The state Board had the case …

North Carolina's GOP-led Supreme Court intervenes to block election victory of Democratic justice
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina's GOP-led Supreme Court intervenes to block election victory of Democratic justice

Salon  

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the certification of the state's Supreme Court election as it prepares to consider a challenge from a Republican appeals court judge who is seeking to overturn his loss in the November election. North Carolina Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, who narrowly trailed sitting North Carolina Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, in the …

"I continue to be distraught": Justice Riggs on the NCGOP's efforts to throw out 60,000 votes
3 months ago

"I continue to be distraught": Justice Riggs on the NCGOP's efforts to throw out 60,000 votes

Salon  

A heated battle over a close Supreme Court election in North Carolina escalated last week when the trailing Republican candidate asked a court to throw out 60,000 ballots cast in the November election, a move that Democrats and other critics have charged is a product of the modern GOP's increasing hostility to democracy. The Republican, Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, …

Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race
3 months ago

Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race suffered legal setbacks Friday as a federal judge refused to halt any upcoming official declaration that his Democratic rival won their November election. As for the federal court action, Griffin’s attorneys had told Myers the temporary restraining order was needed because the board was poised “in …

A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race
3 months, 1 week ago

A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A trailing candidate in a very close election for the North Carolina Supreme Court asked that court on Wednesday to step in and prevent election officials from counting in his race over 60,000 ballots that he argues weren’t lawfully cast. Going straight to the Supreme Court with Wednesday’s filing would prevent additional delays if state Democrats sought …

The North Carolina GOP’s Latest Ploy to Steal a State Supreme Court Seat
3 months, 1 week ago

The North Carolina GOP’s Latest Ploy to Steal a State Supreme Court Seat

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The federal court process must play out to ensure that North Carolina’s voters are not disenfranchised in one of the most important state races of the 2024 election season. The North Carolina Democratic Party has filed a federal lawsuit …

North Carolina Republicans Are At It Again
55 years, 2 months ago

North Carolina Republicans Are At It Again

Slate  

This week, North Carolina Republicans continued making moves in the halls of power to both seize authority over future elections and steal a victory for an apparently defeated Republican high-court candidate. As the votes were tallied and Democratic Justice Allison Riggs secured victory by just 722 votes this week, Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature rolled out a massive, wide-ranging …

A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat
4 months ago

A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The narrowly trailing Republican candidate in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat formally requested a recount on Tuesday, with barely 600 votes separating him from the Democratic incumbent. Associate Justice Allison Riggs led Tuesday by 625 votes over Griffin, as election officials in all but two small counties from the state’s 100 counties have …

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