The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the certification of the state's Supreme Court election as it prepares to consider a challenge from a Republican appeals court judge who is seeking to overturn his loss in the November election.
North Carolina Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin, who narrowly trailed sitting North Carolina Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, in the November election, requested an immediate, temporary pause on the certification of the results last year as he asked the court to throw out more than 60,000 ballots. Such a move that would allow him to assume the lead in the race he lost by just 734 votes.
