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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.

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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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Allison Riggs - Cardinal & Pine

Six months after he lost, Jefferson Griffin concedes to Allison Riggs

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While Griffin’s effort to steal last year’s NC Supreme Court election was thwarted, it opened a door to a reality where partisan courts could try to apply new rules to change the results of past elections.
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Federal judge issues scathing rebuke of Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to steal an election

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US District Judge Richard Myers, a Trump appointee, rejected Griffin's bid to overturn his election loss in often cutting language. Over his 68-page ruling, Myers tears the heart out of Griffin’s legal case, and eats it a piece at a time.
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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.