Legal challenges delay results of North Carolina Supreme Court race two months after election – Washington Examiner
the North Carolina Supreme Court election results have been delayed for two months following legal challenges. These issues have prevented a clear decision on the election outcome, which has become a point of concern in the state. The challenges arose after the 2024 elections, complicating the process of determining the winner for the vacant seat on the court. It seems that the North Carolina Supreme Court election has faced important complications, particularly with the legal challenges that have emerged following the 2024 elections.Delays like these can create uncertainty about the judicial landscape in the state and may affect pending cases or the courtS overall functioning.
Legal disputes over election outcomes can stem from various issues, including allegations of irregularities, challenges to the validity of ballots, or disputes regarding the electoral process. The impact of such delays can not only affect the immediate results of the election but can also lead to broader concerns about the integrity of the electoral system and public trust in judicial appointments.
As the situation develops, it will be essential for all parties involved to ensure that the process is transparent and fair, to uphold the rule of law and to restore confidence among the electorate. It will also be interesting to see how these challenges may influence future elections or any reforms within the judicial election process in North Carolina.
Legal challenges delay results of North Carolina Supreme Court race two months after election
A number of legal challenges have delayed North Carolina’s state Supreme Court race, delaying the call for a seat now two months after the 2024 election.
Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate who is narrowly trailing in the race, has asked the state Supreme Court to throw out 60,000 ballots from the election. Griffin made the request after losing a challenge before the North Carolina State Board of Elections in which he had also tried to toss those ballots.
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Griffin is trailing Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes. As a result of Griffin’s challenges, the race has yet to be called. Riggs was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2023 and narrowly emerged ahead of Griffin on Election Day, which set off a series of recounts.
A full machine recount and a partial hand recount of the race both showed Riggs leading Griffin by 734 votes with more than 5.5 million ballots being cast in the race.
Griffin’s team then filed hundreds of legal challenges across all of North Carolina’s counties, claiming that nearly 60,000 people in the state voted illegally. The allegations mostly center on people who Griffin’s lawyers claim didn’t have a driver’s license number, Social Security number on file in their voter registration records, or overseas voters who did not provide photo identification.
After the state election board rejected Griffin’s claims, his attorneys claimed that the “Board’s errors changed the outcome of the election for the open seat on this Court.”
There is currently no evidence that the North Carolina State Board of Elections changed the outcome of this race.
The North Carolina Democratic Party called the lawsuit at the state Supreme Court a “truly outlandish move.”
“He is now trying to achieve what’s been aiming for all along: getting the Republican-controlled state Supreme Court to toss out legitimate ballots and hand this seat to him,” the party said on social media.
The race has not been called yet and the North Carolina State Board of Election said they would not be calling the election until all of the legal challenges are through with.
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