North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid
The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a seat on this same court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally.
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. That race is the last uncertified statewide contest in the nation.
Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial
Republicans on the state's highest court suggested they are willing to toss Democrat Allison Riggs' election win
North Carolina Supreme Court rejects effort to issue quick ruling on judicial election result
The state's high court ruled that the challenge of the validity of more than 60,000 votes must be heard by the Wake County Superior Court first.
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 to narrowly clinch the seat. Justice Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent,
North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his election loss by asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss 5,500 military and overseas absentee ballots. He used the same method to vote in 2019 and 2020.
Correction: Election 2024-North Carolina-Supreme Court story
In a story published Jan. 22, 2025, about litigation over an unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election, The Associated Press erroneously attributed portions of a court opinion about the case
North Carolina Supreme Court risks undermining its legitimacy
A contentious legal battle over whether to seat one of its own members threatens not only the future of the court's ideological balance, but its role in the public sphere
North Carolina top court won't fast-track Republican court candidate's challenge
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by a Republican judge for a seat on its bench, declining to decide at this time whether over 60,000 ballots should be excluded from the final tally in his bid to unseat the leading Democratic candidate,
"This is a scheme to throw out legal votes": North Carolina's GOP accused of subverting democracy
Republicans are refusing to accept North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory in November ...
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Andy Jackson: Fix registration problems but certify Riggs’ election win
By Andy Jackson North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of ...
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In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss
By Eduardo Medina and Michael Wines Heath Clay, a city councilman in Summerfield, N.C., left the voting booth last fall ...
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An unfinished election may shape a swing state’s future
Mr Griffin is questioning several sets of voters. They include 5,500 who live abroad or on military bases and did not present a photo ID with their absentee ballots. Another group of just over 60,000 ...
NC elections board dismisses complaints accusing local officials of misconduct
The complaints dealt with the counting of votes from deceased voters and partisan comments from a Republican election ...
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A Profound Threat to American Democracy Is Unfolding in North Carolina
Republicans are seeking to prevent a duly elected state Supreme Court justice from taking her seat. If they succeed, election ...
Trump to visit storm-ravaged North Carolina, wild-fire stricken California
President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Friday in his first trip outside Washington since the start ...