RALEIGH, N.C. (ACME NEWS) — The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by Jefferson Griffin challenging the validity of thousands of votes cast in the 2024 election. The court’s decision today allows the Superior Court of Wake County to proceed with appeals filed by Griffin on the same grounds, while a temporary stay issued earlier this month remains in effect.
Griffin’s petition, filed on Dec. 18, 2024, sought a court order to prevent the North Carolina State Board of Elections from certifying the election results. He alleged that 5,509 overseas voters, 267 individuals born abroad who have never resided in North Carolina, and 60,273 voters who failed to provide required registration information cast ballots in violation of state law.
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In its ruling, the Supreme Court emphasized that the petition, known as a writ of prohibition, is an extraordinary measure, only granted when no other remedies are available. The Court noted in its decision that Griffin had already filed appeals in the Superior Court of Wake County under N.C. General Statutes § 163-182.14(b), which provides a legal avenue to contest election results, concluding that the writ was unnecessary given the availability of judicial review in the Superior Court.
The temporary stay, preventing the Board of Election from certifying the race issued on Jan. 7, 2025, will remain in effect, preventing the Board of Elections from certifying the race until the Superior Court in Wake County rules on Griffin’s appeals, and any subsequent appeals are resolved.
The court directed the Superior Court to handle the case expeditiously.
Riggs, the Democratic incumbent, recused herself from the case, as she was directly involved.
📃 You can read the courts decision here.
[This is a developing story. More information will be available after we’d had time to fully review the court’s decision]
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