North Carolina to hear Republican plea to disqualify 60,000 votes in state supreme court race

Summary

Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin is challenging 60,000 ballots in North Carolina’s state supreme court race after narrowly losing to Democrat Allison Riggs by 734 votes.

Griffin alleges that voters lacking required registration details, like a driver’s license or Social Security number, were ineligible to vote.

Riggs’ lawyers argue these claims had been rejected pre-election and lack legal merit, as affected voters followed existing rules.

The state board’s decision could escalate to the courts.

This case has broader implications for election laws and Democratic control of the court amidst Republican legislative efforts to reshape election oversight.