Wye Knotts Landing EarMay 13, 2025

Allison Riggs, after a six-month battle, sworn in to North Carolina Supreme Court:

https://www.wral.com/story/allison-riggs-sworn-in-to-nc-supreme-court-after-six-month-legal-battle/22003887/

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“This is a victory for North Carolina voters and the rule of law,” Riggs wrote on social media last week after a federal judge ordered her 2024 victory to be made official. “But we must keep fighting to elect judges who will put the Constitution over party and personal ambition.”
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Allison Riggs sworn in to NC Supreme Court after six-month legal battle

NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs won the 2024 election for her seat on the court by defeating Republican Jefferson Griffin. The race attracted national attention for her Griffin's attempt to overturn the result by throwing out thousands of voters' ballots.

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Wye Knotts Landing EarMay 7, 2025

Finally! Griffin concedes:

Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

https://www.wral.com/story/republican-concedes-long-unsettled-north-carolina-court-election-to-democratic-incumbent/21996287/

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Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, two days after a federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally.

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Wye Knotts Landing EarMay 6, 2025

Federal judge tells state board to certify Riggs' victory in disputed Supreme Court race

https://www.wral.com/story/federal-judge-tells-state-board-to-certify-riggs-victory-in-disputed-supreme-court-race/21993890/

“Retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates those voters' substantive due process rights...."

--- U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II

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Federal judge tells state board to certify Riggs' victory in disputed Supreme Court race

A federal judge ordered North Carolina elections officials to certify Democrat Allison Riggs' narrow victory in the November election for a seat on the state Supreme Court. GOP challenger Jefferson Griffin has seven days to appeal.

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Wye Knotts Landing EarApr 12, 2025

North Carolina, keep your eyes open. Votes are being thrown out:

NC Supreme Court votes to throw out some, but not all, ballots contested in 2024 race for seat on court

https://www.wral.com/story/nc-supreme-court-votes-to-throw-out-some-but-not-all-ballots-contested-in-2024-race-for-seat-on-court/21955935/

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NC Supreme Court votes to throw out some, but not all, ballots contested in 2024 race for seat on court

Most of Republican Jefferson Griffin's challenges were rejected Friday. But his challenges against several thousand voters will be allowed to go through. One Republican justice broke ranks, calling the it 'judicial tampering in election results.'

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Jon Edge, Ed.D. 😈Feb 7, 2023

I saw this over on the bird site and thought it was worth sharing here. Thanks to @marceelias who shared it originally. #northcarolina #sconc

https://t.co/s7N2Y8d260