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Democracy hangs on in North Carolina

The GOP spent months trying to toss out thousands of votes for Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs

Salon · May 15, 2025

Will a disputed North Carolina race push defeated candidates to contest results?

Observers say candidates who lose elections by narrow margins could copy Republican effort to have votes tossed

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025

Republican finally concedes 2024 North Carolina supreme court race

Jefferson Griffin had fought in courts to try and overturn 734-vote loss to Democrat Allison Riggs in November

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025

North Carolina judges order ballot checks in tight race won by Democrat

Supreme court says overseas voters must prove eligibility or votes will be discarded – which could affect election’s result

The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2025

NC ruling could disenfranchise voters

An appeals court overturned a ruling blocking Republicans' bid to toss out tens of thousands of ballots

Salon · Apr 4, 2025

North Carolina judges back Republican colleague in bid to toss votes and overturn election

Appeals court sides with Jefferson Griffin, who lost supreme court election and wants thousands of ballots thrown out

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025

North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

The fight for North Carolina's top court

Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his 2024 loss to Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs

Salon · Mar 21, 2025

Alarm as Republican judge who lost election pushes voter-fraud claim

Jefferson Griffin trying to remove thousands of ballots from North Carolina count in case that has drawn large protests

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025

One US election still remains undecided

What the North Carolina election dispute means for election integrity

Salon · Feb 26, 2025