NC Elections Board & Voting Groups Stop Griffin’s Election Overturn Attempt

Despite multiple recounts confirming Justice Riggs’ 734-vote lead over Judge Griffin in the North Carolina Supreme Court race, Griffin insists on discarding tens of thousands of North Carolinian votes.

59 days since Election Day, Riggs’ victory over Republican nominee Griffin is yet to be conceded even though repeated recounts solidify her 734 vote lead.

Griffin seeks to nullify 60,000 votes based on voter registration form errors. In response, the Board of Elections filed a counter-suit moving the case to federal court.

On December 23, Griffin filed a suit for an injunction to halt the Board of Elections from certifying Riggs’ win.

Riggs, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBOE), and voting rights groups, filed briefs on January 1 to stop Griffin’s delay tactics in the matter of Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

“Griffin cannot show likelihood of success in invalidating tens of thousands of votes. The public interest doesn’t favor candidates attempting to overturn the voters’ will,” Riggs’ legal team stated.

Backing Riggs were ex-Congress members like Tom Daschle and Richard Gephardt, who helped pass the Help America Vote Act of 2002. They argue Griffin’s attempt to discard 60,000 votes breaks that act and necessitates a federal court hearing.

They asserted that a ruling on the 60,000 voters’ eligibility to vote in state elections will also impact their federal voting rights.

Without an injunction, the NCSBOE can certify Riggs’ win on January 9th.