The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals spent 90 minutes Monday afternoon — more than twice as much time as scheduled — listening to arguments about the proper venue for resolving Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of ballots cast in the Nov. 5 election.
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is asking that court for a temporary stay blocking certification of his election against appointed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs. Meanwhile, the State Board of Elections is asking the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to step into the dispute.
A federal judge decided Monday to send Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s election complaint back to North Carolina’s highest court. US Chief District Judge Richard Myers’ order arrived four days before the State Board of Elections is scheduled to certify Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner of the Nov. 5 election.
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin filed a motion Friday evening asking a federal judge to send Griffin’s legal dispute with the North Carolina State Board of Elections back to state court. Griffin also seeks an injunction blocking the elections board from certifying the results of the Nov. 5 Supreme Court election.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is urging a federal judge to return his defamation lawsuit against CNN and a former porn store clerk to state court. Robinson’s lawyers filed a motion Monday to remand the case to the state court system.
