Recent court filings have returned the issue of nonresident North Carolina voters to the headlines.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is asking for a three-judge Superior Court panel to hear a lawsuit challenging “never residents” as voters in state elections.
The state and national Republican parties are asking a North Carolina court to determine that so-called “never residents” cannot vote in state elections.
State and national Republican Party groups are dropping appeals to the North Carolina Supreme Court in two election-related cases. At least one case is heading toward a settlement.
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued new orders Friday in two cases linked to the monthslong election dispute between high court candidates Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin in 2024 and 2025.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously on several items at its meeting Monday morning, including changes to voting for military and overseas voters.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections plans to review no more than 1,675 ballots cast in last fall’s state Supreme Court election, according to a court filing Tuesday night. That number is less than one-third of the total number of challenged ballots indicated in earlier court documents.
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin asserts in a court filing that more than 500 people who voted in the recent state Supreme Court election have never lived in North Carolina or the United States. That data point surfaced Wednesday in the legal dispute over Griffin's election contest with Democrat Allison Riggs.
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking her colleagues to schedule oral arguments as early as possible in her election dispute with opponent Jefferson Griffin. Riggs’ request would place the election case in front of other disputes the high court is scheduled to consider starting Feb. 11.
