Candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court Disputes Election Defeat Using Contentious Election Denial Theory
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Republican Jefferson Griffin, who lost a race for the North Carolina Supreme Court, caused controversy by trying to invalidate 60,000 ballots using a widely criticized theory. After a full machine recount and a partial hand recount confirmed Democratic Justice Allison Riggs as the winner of the race, the state Supreme Court prevented state officials from certifying the results, paving the way for Griffin’s challenge. Griffin’s theory centers on voter registrations lacking a driver’s license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number, arguing these votes should be disqualified, but critics argue this is an unjustified attempt to change the rules after the election.
Republican Jefferson Griffin’s Voter Suppression Allegations Spark Controversy
Republican Jefferson Griffin stirs up controversy by contesting 60,000 ballots after narrowly losing his bid for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. His actions face condemnation as potential voter suppression by critics and election skeptics alike.
Griffin’s Challenge Bolstered by Controversial Court Decision
The North Carolina Supreme Court halted the certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ victory on January 7, 2025, despite a full machine recount and a partial hand recount confirming her lead over Griffin by 734 votes. This order paves the way for Griffin’s challenge, which aims to disqualify 60,000 votes allegedly not meeting state registration requirements, to proceed.
Griffin’s Challenge: Changing the Rules after the Game?
Griffin’s challenge is based on an election denier theory that targets ballots cast by voters whose registrations lack a driver’s license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Critics, including conservatives, describe his move as an attempt to rewrite the rules post-election and harmful to voter trust.
State election officials clarify that such omissions are more often due to administrative errors rather than voter misconduct and that these voters were still required to verify their identity before voting.
Baseless Theory Behind Griffin’s Challenge
The theory Griffin uses comes from Carol Snow, a self-described election denier. She alleges that incomplete voter registration records foster fraudulent voting but has failed to provide evidence substantiating widespread voter fraud. Legal experts and election officials dismiss her efforts as baseless.
Though Griffin’s challenge reflects a growing trend of using unsubstantiated claims to question election validity, Riggs’ campaign manager appeals to him to concede, stressing that “North Carolina voters have already spoken.”
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