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VOTING

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.

VOTING - Cardinal & Pine

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.

VOTING - Cardinal & Pine

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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VOTING - Cardinal & Pine

Congressman Don Davis files for reelection in a district Republicans stacked against him

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A federal court recently approved a new 2026 election map intended to make it impossible for Davis, the incumbent Democrat, to win. But that Republican calculus may not be as certain as it once seemed. 
election night

Election Night was a bad night for NC Republican incumbents

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NC Democrats flipped Republican mayoral offices and several seats on city councils on Tuesday, but what does that mean for the next election? Here are some takeaways about what the results could mean moving forward.
VOTING - Cardinal & Pine

NC Republicans release electoral map that would push Democrat Don Davis out of Congress

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North Carolina joins several other Republican-led states that have sought to remove Democratic representatives from Congress by drawing districts they can’t win. 
President Donald Trump

Judge approves plan to settle Trump voter registration lawsuit with North Carolina

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A federal judge on Monday approved a plan to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department that demanded North Carolina election officials accumulate identification numbers lacking on the records of more than 100,000 registered voters.
NC Voting

After GOP takeover of elections board, NC seeks info on 103,000 voters

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NC State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes is setting off on a mission to correct 103,000 North Carolinians’ voting records from which some information is missing. 
VOTING - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: My grandmothers couldn’t vote freely, but today I’m the mayor

My grandmothers were born during a time when their race made casting a ballot dangerous. Now, their grandson has been elected mayor.