They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.
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A Republican court candidate in North Carolina wants to toss out thousands of votes
More than 80 days after Election Day, a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains unresolved. That's because the Republican candidate is contesting some 65,000 ballots.
North Carolina’s Republican Justices Signal Support for Overturning Democratic Judge’s Election
Ian McPherson reads names from a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Demcorat Allison Riggs on January 14, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Chris Seward/AP
Ballots from Helene-damaged areas are among the 65,000 that Republicans want to throw out in North Carolina
The GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election where two recounts show Democratic Justice Allison Riggs holding on to her seat by 734 votes.
The North Carolina Supreme Court Is Coming Dangerously Close to Stealing an Election
In this moment of crisis, the courts have become the final guardrail against the forces of authoritarianism that seek to undermine the will of the voters.
Seat on the North Carolina State Supreme Court still unfilled
GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election between Allison Riggs (D) and Jefferson Griffin (R).
‘Stop this attack’: New ad features NC Republican challenging GOP-backed effort to toss ballots
The ad was paid for by a group tied to former North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who’s leading efforts to help ...
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Race for North Carolina Supreme Court seat is last uncertified statewide contest in the nation
The N.C. Supreme Court is weighing whether to toss out more than 60,000 ballots cast in the race for a seat on that tribunal.
"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina
Riggs won the race by a slim, 734 vote margin in November out of more than 5 million votes cast, which is not unprecedented ...
Trump will visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California on the first trip of second term
The last time Trump was president, he visited numerous disaster zones, including the aftermaths of hurricanes and tornados.
Political war rages over North Carolina court race
A political war has erupted over a state Supreme Court race in North Carolina more than two months after Democrats appeared ...
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The contested race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat is drawing national attention
"Judge Griffin is fighting for the rule of law and state statutes to be followed," Matt Mercer, spokesman for the North ...
North Carolina Justices Slow-Roll GOP Judge's Bid to Join Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court rejected a GOP state high court candidate’s demand to expedite his election case against his sitting-Democratic justice rival, potentially empowering a federal court ...
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Trump promises help to western North Carolina, maybe an end to FEMA
Promising to bring congressional fiscal help and hammering away at FEMA, second-term Republican President Donald Trump’s first domestic trip led off Friday talking to residents in western North ...
North Carolina members of Congress introduce bill allowing ‘sanctuary cities’ to be sued
North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday that would allow the victims of felonies committed by ...