The election of a crucial seat on North Carolina’s highest court, which could have outsized power over abortion rights and democracy, looks like it will come down to about 600 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.