For two weeks after the election for a tate Supreme Court seat in North Carolina, opponent Jefferson Griffin led incumbent Allison Riggs and thenuddenly as it usually is for Democrats, Riggs led by about 600 votes. However, thereare many challenges over 60,000 shady votes and Riggs win was not certified by the state. Democrat incumbent Sarah Riggs closed the race with 2,770,818 votes to GOP challenger Jefferson Griffin’s 2,770,193 votes. President Trump won the state by three points, so you have to wonder why so many down ticket races were allegedly won by Democrats weeks after election day.
The Carolina Journal reported:
“As North Carolinians, we cherish our democratic process. Protecting election integrity is not just an option — it’s our duty. These protests are about one fundamental principle: ensuring every legal vote is counted.”
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley joined Jefferson Griffin as they filed hundreds of challenges over the voting.
Whatley said:
“The RNC and NCGOP have joined Jefferson Griffin in filing hundreds of protests over 60,000 ballots that should not have been counted in the NC Supreme Court race. Our attorneys are on the ground in-state.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL“The NC State Board of Elections failed to administer this election fairly. They have been inconsistent, uncooperative, and non-transparent throughout this process — but we will fight them every step of the way.”
The Raleigh News & Observer reported:
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday blocking the state from certifying a winner in the race for a seat on the high court.
Granting the request of Republican Jefferson Griffin, who trails his opponent, Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, by 734 votes, the court’s Republican majority issued a temporary stay that will prevent the State Board of Elections from certifying Riggs as the winner.
Anita Earls, the only other Democrat on the court alongside Riggs, dissented, writing that “the public interest requires that the court not interfere with the ordinary course of democratic processes as set by statute and the state constitution.”
Riggs recused herself from the case.
Jefferson Griffin is challenging 60,000 ballots that should not have been counted, The Carolina Journal reported.
This case has been bouncing around between state and federal courts.
Earlier this week a federal judge sent the case back to North Carolina. The State Board of Elections appealed the decision to a federal appeals court. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has not issued a ruling yet.
On Tuesday, the North Carolina Supreme Court granted Jefferson Griffin’s request and issued a temporary stay blocking the certification of the election.
