They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.
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North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid
The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by the trailing candidate in an close race for a seat on the court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally.
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GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election between Allison Riggs (D) and Jefferson Griffin (R).
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Lawsuit over NC Supreme Court race hits slowdown
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Democrats and Voting Groups Say a Bid to Toss Out North Carolina Ballots Is an Attack on Democracy
There are still some unresolved races from the 2024 election, and one of them involves a seat on North Carolina’s highest ...
NC Supreme Court ballots lawsuit: Federal court to hear arguments over fate of 60,000 votes
The lawsuit is proceeding in state and federal court at the same time, a rare occurrence that mirrors the rare nature of the ...
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 ...
Federal appeals court to hear NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election
Monday’s arguments will center on whether the case should be decided by state or federal courts — a decision which could be ...
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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 ...
‘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 ...
NC justices delay Griffin’s ballot challenge — but shed light on how they may rule later
The ruling does not mean that the monthslong battle over the results of the state Supreme Court election are over – far from ...
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NC Supreme Court Ballot Challenge Hits Young Voters Hard
An analysis by the Voting Rights Lab found that young voters are 3.4 times more likely than those over 65 to have their ...
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Bid to toss out ballots an attack on democracy: Voting groups
Copland Rudolph cast a ballot in the November election, just as she has for years, with her vote counting on a long list of ...
I’ve served my country overseas for decades. Now Griffin wants to toss my NC vote? | Opinion
The first time I voted was in 1984. My parents were living in Fayetteville, and I was in college in Durham, North Carolina. I ...