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North Carolina appeals judges hear arguments in unresolved court election

Over 200 North Carolina jurists and officials urged Jefferson Griffin to concede his lawsuit challenging the 2024 election results for a Supreme Court seat, stressing voter integrity and public confidence in the judicial system.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is set to hear Griffin's appeal against a prior ruling that denied his request to discard over 65,000 ballots, which he claims are from ineligible voters.
Griffin has lost by 734 votes to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs after multiple recounts confirmed the election results.
Former Chief Justice Jim Exum stated, 'No court should be asked to make that kind of decision because it will be difficult if not impossible for the court to achieve the impartiality we expect.

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Carolina Public Press

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As Griffin case drags on, some NC voters can't help but feel 'targeted'

For months, Griffin election protests have made their way through state and federal courts. On Friday, a three-judge panel heard the latest. As Griffin case drags on, some NC voters can’t help but feel ‘targeted’ is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s 10.4 million residents. Please conside…

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The Brunswick News

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GOP challenge of 65,000 ballots goes before NC Court of Appeals. When could race be decided?

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments Friday in Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing attempt to throw out over 65,000 ballots cast in the 2024 state Supreme Court election, which he narrowly lost to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs.…

8 days ago·Brunswick, United States

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North Carolina appeals judges hear arguments in unresolved court election

North Carolina appeals court judges have listened to arguments about whether votes on tens of thousands of ballots in an unsettled state Supreme Court election from November should remain in the tally or be discarded.

8 days ago·United States

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Carolina Journal

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Appeals Court panel wrestles with NC Supreme Court election dispute

A North Carolina Court of Appeals panel spent more than 90 minutes Friday morning listening to arguments related to state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of more than 65,000 ballots cast in last fall’s election. Griffin, an Appeals Court judge, trails Democratic Justice Allison Riggs, an appointed incumbent, by 734 votes out of more than 5.5 million ballots cast in the Nov. 5 election. Recounts have confirmed Riggs’ lead. Y…

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Salon

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North Carolina appeals court weighs GOP arguments for tossing out a Democrat's win

Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his 2024 loss to Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs

8 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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Cardinal & Pine

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Op-Ed: I’ve voted in 15 elections in NC, but Jefferson Griffin wants to throw my vote out

In an op-ed, one of the 60,000-plus North Carolinians whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to throw out to overturn his loss calls on him to concede. “It’s time to honor their decision, concede, and reaffirm the integrity of our elections,” Rebecca Schisler writes. I enthusiastically registered to vote when I turned 18 in 1999, and I was proud to cast my first ballot in the 2000 presidential election while living in Ohio. I have been a registered…

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