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North Carolina Supreme Court rules most challenged ballots must stay in election count
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November’s unresolved election for a seat on the court must remain in the election count.
The decision partially overturns last week’s ruling by a panel of the intermediate-level Court of Appeals that had favored Republican Jefferson Griffin.
But a majority of justices — all registered Republicans — agreed with the lower court that thousands of additional ballots from two other categories that Griffin contested were wrongly allowed in the tally. Some of these voters will still get a chance to provide a photo identification so that their choice in the race will remain counted, the court's prevailing order said.
The Supreme Court’s order isn’t expected to resolve the close race between Griffin and Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs, who leads Griffin by 734 votes from more than 5.5 million ballots cast in their race. It’s the only 2024 election in the country that is still undecided. Riggs has recused herself from deliberations that led to Friday's rulings.
The decision partially overturns last week’s ruling by a panel of the intermediate-level Court of Appeals that had favored Republican Jefferson Griffin.
But a majority of justices — all registered Republicans — agreed with the lower court that thousands of additional ballots from two other categories that Griffin contested were wrongly allowed in the tally. Some of these voters will still get a chance to provide a photo identification so that their choice in the race will remain counted, the court's prevailing order said.
The Supreme Court’s order isn’t expected to resolve the close race between Griffin and Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs, who leads Griffin by 734 votes from more than 5.5 million ballots cast in their race. It’s the only 2024 election in the country that is still undecided. Riggs has recused herself from deliberations that led to Friday's rulings.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-supreme-court-rules-213133095.html
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