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Allison Riggs

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.

Allison Riggs - 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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Allison Riggs - Cardinal & Pine

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.
Jefferson Griffin

Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 votes finally gets a court hearing on the merits

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There have been several previous rulings in separate courts, both state and federal, but those dealt with procedural issues. On Friday, a state judge will hear the first arguments about the fundamental questions at hand. 
Rebecca Lobach

Army helicopter pilot killed in DC plane crash was one of the NC voters Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise

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Rebecca Lobach voted by absentee ballot in the 2024 election. She is among the more than 5,500 North Carolina active duty military voters out of state whose votes Jefferson Griffin is seeking to discard so that he can win the state supreme court election he lost.
Jefferson Griffin

NC Supreme Court stalls Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his election loss, but hints at a long road ahead

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The court ruled that Griffin improperly attempted to bypass a lower court when he petitioned the issue directly to them, and ordered the case sent to the Wake County Superior Court, which, by law, should have gotten first crack. And now, a case that has dragged well into the new year has no end in sight.