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Griffin’s attempt to invalidate 60,000 votes in NC Supreme Court Race ‘simply cannot be tolerated,’ elections official says

Most of the challenges are of voters whose driver’s license or partial social security number information aren’t included in a state registration database. But there are many reasons that those details could be missing from the database, and the vast majority of voters disenfranchised by such a culling would be lawfully registered voters.

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Recount confirms Riggs victory in NC Supreme Court Race, as focus shifts to 60,000 challenged ballots

The North Carolina State Board of Elections will hold a hearing on Wednesday to consider challenges to more than 60,000 votes the losing candidate Jefferson Griffin says should not have been counted. Most of those challenges are of voters who are missing some registration information, but there are many valid reasons those details could be missing, and the vast majority of voters disenfranchised by such a culling would be lawfully registered voters.

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NC Supreme Court update: Riggs declares victory as her opponent challenges 60,000 votes

The margin between Riggs and Griffin is .02 percentage points, well below the threshold for being able to seek a recount. Griffin asked for and was granted the recount this week, a process which should be done by Nov. 27, election officials say. Griffin has also submitted some 300 pages of documents challenging the validity of more than 60,000 votes based on legal ideas courts have rejected in separate cases.

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What’s with all the still uncounted provisional ballots in NC in 2024?

As part of North Carolina's thorough election canvassing process, county boards of elections are still researching provisional ballots to see whether they should be counted, a process that could still affect close contests like the state Supreme Court race between Justice Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin, who are separated by fewer than 8,000 votes.

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Voter fraud is rare. Intentional voter fraud that changes elections is non-existent.

Several large studies show only a handful of voter fraud cases amid millions of votes cast, and some of those cases are innocent errors rather than dubious plots. But since we are still almost guaranteed to see claims from losing candidates in the coming days that the vote was rigged, here's what to know about voter fraud in North Carolina and why the elections are in reality very secure.

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NC election officials limit the voters at risk in Jefferson Griffin case. But courts could intervene again.

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What does the 80s movie "The Neverending Story" have to do with developments in the Jefferson Griffin case? You got questions, we got answers.
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Four of the Republican judges in the Jefferson Griffin case were his de facto running mates in a previous election 

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The state court judges will soon decide whether to overrule the will of the voters and hand Griffin an election he lost. Social media posts from 2020 show the judges praising Griffin and feature smiling photos of themselves standing next to him.
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OPINION: I’ve voted in 15 elections in NC, but Jefferson Griffin wants to throw my vote out

In an op-ed, one of the 60,000-plus North Carolinians whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to throw out to overturn his loss calls on him to concede. “It’s time to honor their decision, concede, and reaffirm the integrity of our elections,” Rebecca Schisler writes.
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Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his election loss threatens judicial integrity, more than 200 NC judges and attorneys say

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments on Friday in Jefferson Griffin's attempt to throw out more than 65,000 votes so that he can win state supreme court election he lost to Allison Riggs. This week the state's legal community warned Griffin that his lawsuit is damaging the state court system. You can read the full letter here.
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Opinion: Justice deserves impartial judges, not biased politicians

As judges, we were elected and re-elected on ballots that listed our names without any political party affiliation. Voters chose us based on experience, reputation, knowledge of the law, impartiality, and fairness.