US EditionNorth Carolina Supreme Court blocks state from certifying Democrat as winner in top court race
- The North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked state elections officials from certifying Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' apparent victory in the 2024 elections, ruling that more time is needed to examine claims of invalid voters.
- The order will prevent the board from declaring Riggs the winner while the legal fight continues, according to the Supreme Court's decision.
- Democratic allies of Riggs have accused Griffin and the state GOP of trying to rig the election and overturn legitimate results.
- Associate Justice Anita Earls opposed the stay, stating that 'The public interest requires that the court not interfere with the ordinary course of democratic processes as set by statute and the state constitution.
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A Democrat Won a Supreme Court Election in North Carolina. GOP Justices Are Blocking Her Certification.
The Republican-controlled state Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled on Tuesday to block the certification of a Democratic candidate for justice, entertaining dubious claims of election fraud from her Republican opponent seeking to toss out tens of thousands of votes in the 2024 election. Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs — who abstained from the decision because it involved her own… Source
North Carolina Supreme Court Pauses Election Certification To Consider Handing Election To Loser Judge
It’s a tough contest for who’s the most making-shit-up-judges out there these days, but for your consideration, four Republicans on the North Carolina state supreme court who’ve decided to give real, actual consideration to throwing out more than 60,000 legitimate votes like so many Cheerwine cans onto I-40, and handing a state supreme court seat to the losing Republican candidate, based on ZERO evidence that any kind of fraud happened. Yes, jud…
Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state Supreme Court seat?
Then-attorney Allison Riggs, with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, speaks to the press in front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2022. | Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images North Carolina’s Supreme Court has temporarily prohibited the state’s Board of Elections from certifying the election of sitting Democratic Justice Allison Riggs to the bench on Tuesday, despite her 734-vote victory over Republic…
North Carolina Dems Denounce ‘Astonishing’ State Supreme Court Move To Block Certification Of Dem Victory
Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state election board from certifying the Democratic winner of a Supreme Court race. The court will decide in coming weeks whether to throw out tens of thousands of votes and thereby overturn the result of the Democratic incumbent justice’s victory.
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