Summary

The North Carolina Supreme Court, in a 5-1 Republican-led decision, blocked certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs as the winner of a state Supreme Court race.

Riggs leads Republican Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes after recounts, but Griffin claims 60,000 ballots were illegally cast and seeks to have them invalidated.

The court will now hear Griffin’s challenge, with briefs due by January 24.

Democrats criticized the move as partisan, while the lone Democratic justice dissented, arguing there is no basis to delay certification or disrupt the election process.

  • FenrirIII
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    122 hours ago

    But half the people want this. They don’t care about rules and decorum. All they care about is their side winning.

    • @Sanctus
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      622 hours ago

      No, 1/3rd of eligible voters wanted this. Most people didnt give a fuck to show up.