A Republican challenger for a seat on North Carolina's Supreme Court has asked the court to destroy tens of thousands of ballots that he believes should not be counted.
On Wednesday, Judge Jefferson Griffin, now on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, filed a brief asking the state Supreme Court to overturn the stunning ruling. 60,000 votes.
Griffin claims these votes were cast by: ineligible voters. These include people who did not provide a driver's license number or full Social Security number when registering to vote, people who were born to American parents but have never lived in the United States, and military and other overseas voters. This includes people who did not include a copy of their ID. Photo ID and ballot.
Despite the recount, Griffin still trails incumbent Democratic judge Allison Riggs by less than 750 votes. For context, 5.5 million votes were cast in North Carolina in the November election. Mr. Riggs declared victory and asked Mr. Griffin to concede, but the Associated Press has not yet called the race.
“The board’s errors changed the outcome of the election for a vacant seat on this court in the 2024 general election.”
The State Board of Elections, which is made up of three Democrats and two Republicans, ruled last week that no election fraud had occurred and there did not appear to be any violations of law, dismissing Griffin's appeal. A resolution was passed to do so. However, the board stopped short of declaring Riggs the winner. news and observer Reported.
At the protest hearing, board chairman Alan Hirsch argued that Griffin's request to disqualify votes cast by registered voters is “an abhorrent to our democratic system and completely unacceptable.”
Griffin is currently filing a lawsuit in a court in which he hopes to participate.
“Nation [elections] “The commission is an executive branch that knowingly broke the law and refused to do anything about it. In fact, the commission has been violating election laws for decades. This illegal activity was brought to the attention of the board in 2023 before the 2024 general election, but the board has refused to correct the mistake. Now the chickens have come home to roost. I did.”
“The board's errors changed the outcome of the election for this court vacancy in the 2024 general election.”
Griffin is asking the court to refuse to recognize Riggs as the winner and suspend a 10-day deadline for Riggs to file an appeal in Wake County. He asked the court to rule on his case by Monday.
“The State Board of Elections is neither fair nor transparent, and their actions alone leave us with no choice but to take this action,” North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Jason Simmons said in a statement, according to WRAL. “Judge Griffin has led efforts to hold accountable and restore integrity as state boards drag their feet and ignore the law.”
Although Riggs is a sitting lawmaker, the North Carolina Supreme Court may be more likely to follow Griffin's argument than the election board. First, Republican justices hold a strong 5-2 majority on the Supreme Court. Additionally, state Democrats, siding with Griffin and perhaps fearing Riggs' apparent victory would be overturned, already filed a federal lawsuit last month to block the state Supreme Court from intervening in the election. Ta.
“Mr. Griffin refused to face reality and acknowledge that he lost the Supreme Court race to Justice Allison Riggs,” North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Anderson Clayton said in a statement. “Instead, he wasted taxpayer money, sought to throw away the votes of more than 60,000 North Carolinians, and sought to find every way to subvert the will of the people.”
A spokesperson for Riggs did not respond to WRAL's request for comment.
The newspaper said the appeals process could drag out the election for weeks or even months. It is unclear whether Riggs will remain on the court if the process continues after his term expires in January.
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