NC Supreme Court Weighs Challenge to 65,000 Ballots

The North Carolina Supreme Court has decided not to fast-track a lawsuit from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who is contesting over 60,000 ballots in the 2024 election for a Supreme Court seat against incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. Griffin argues that these ballots should be discarded due to missing or incorrect information on voter registrations, such as driver’s license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security numbers. Despite Griffin's claims, local election officials have stated that all challenged voters had to prove their eligibility before voting, implying that the registrations were valid. Concurrently, protests have emerged from challenged voters who assert their right to have their ballots counted and call for an end to the legal disputes surrounding the election. The case is currently set to proceed through the Court of Appeals, following the Supreme Court's decision to reject a request for expedited handling. This legal battle raises concerns about its implications for democratic elections in the U.S.