The North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by the trailing candidate in an close race for a seat on the court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally.
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The dismissal of the legal motion by Griffin to bypass Wake County Superior Court appears to slow down the effort to determine whether he or current Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, will win an eight-year term. The timing of the dismissal was a bit surprising. The order was issued as the justices were still in the process of receiving legal briefs from the candidates and the state board on whether to issue the writ. The briefing schedule was to close on Friday.And the Supreme Court’s action doesn’t halt scheduled oral arguments for Monday at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by attorneys for Riggs, Griffin and the state board.
Riggs has said the votes were lawful and her attorneys accuse Griffin of trying to overturn an election after the fact by removing ballots of legitimate and longtime voters, violating their rights.Chief Justice Paul Newby, one of five registered Republicans on the court, defended the right of Griffin to file protests as state law allows, and called out those who say Griffin was seeking to “disenfranchise voters” and intentionally delay the certification.
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