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Elections board prepares for review of 1,675 ballots in Griffin-Riggs dispute

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.

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Federal judge rejects stay of weekend order in Griffin-Riggs election dispute

A federal judge refused Tuesday to grant a stay of his recent orders in multiple lawsuits linked to a dispute over last fall’s state Supreme Court election. US Chief District Judge Richard Myers issued orders Saturday that called on the North Carolina State Board of Elections to proceed with a ballot “curing” process spelled out by a state Supreme Court order issued Friday.

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Riggs, groups linked to Elias seek 4th Circuit action in Supreme Court election dispute

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to step into the election dispute involving Riggs’ job. Riggs filed a notice of appeal in the case Monday. Activist groups working with Democratic operative Marc Elias' law firm also appealed.

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Federal judge orders NC Supreme Court election plan to proceed

A federal judge has ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to proceed with a plan the state Supreme Court set out for resolving an election dispute over a seat on the state’s high court. The federal order blocks election officials from certifying the race’s results.

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Top NC court upholds 60K votes challenged by Griffin, leaves others in doubt

The North Carolina Supreme Court split 4-2 Friday afternoon in a decision designed to resolve the dispute over last fall’s high court election. A unanimous court agreed that more than 60,000 ballots cast by voters with incomplete voter registration records should count. But the fate of 5,700 other challenged ballots remains uncertain.

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Griffin opposes latest requests from Riggs, elections board in Supreme Court dispute

Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin urges that court not to step back into his election dispute with the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Democrat Allison Riggs. Griffin filed paperwork Friday morning asking the high court to allow a state Appeals Court decision in the case to stand.

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Griffin must respond Friday to filings in NC Supreme Court election dispute

Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin faces an 11 a.m. Friday deadline to respond to the latest court filings in his election dispute with the State Board of Elections and Democrat Allison Riggs. A state Supreme Court order Thursday afternoon set that deadline.

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State Supreme Court presses pause on Griffin-Riggs election dispute

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a stay order Monday in the election dispute involving a seat on the state’s highest court. The decision essentially presses pause in the dispute pitting Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin against the State Board of Elections and Democratic candidate Allison Riggs.

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Appeals Court orders new vote calculations in NC Supreme Court election dispute

A North Carolina Appeals Court panel has split, 2-1, in ordering state elections officials to recalculate vote totals in the disputed 2024 state Supreme Court election. The 103-page decision Friday responds to ballot challenges from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin.

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Leading candidate asks court to reject appeal in Pembroke mayoral dispute

The candidate who secured the most votes in the 2023 Pembroke mayoral race is urging the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reject his opponent’s latest request in an ongoing legal dispute. Allen Dial filed a court document Thursday asking the Appeals Court to deny Mayor Greg Cummings’ motion for a writ of supersedeas. The writ would block election officials from declaring Dial the winner of the 2023 election.

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