/tags/nc-supreme-court-race NC Supreme Court Race en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:12:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-04/appeals-court-ruling-jefferson-griffin-allison-riggs-state-supreme-court-race A majority of a three-judge appeals court panel has given thousands of voters whose ballots are being challenged 15 days to verify their eligibility Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:12:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-04/appeals-court-ruling-jefferson-griffin-allison-riggs-state-supreme-court-race Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:15:27 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college Associated Press /politics/2025-03-21/griffin-election-appeals-court Attorneys for Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin appeared before a North Carolina Court of Appeals panel on Friday arguing to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Griffin's race against Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:07:19 GMT /politics/2025-03-21/griffin-election-appeals-court Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-03-17/why-north-carolina-judicial-races-partisan-high-court-questions A Democratic lawmaker wants judicial elections in North Carolina determined by nonpartisan contests. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:46:28 GMT /politics/2025-03-17/why-north-carolina-judicial-races-partisan-high-court-questions Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-03-14/allison-riggs-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court A panel from North Carolina's intermediate-level appeals court will hear arguments next week about a still-unsettled November election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. The Court of Appeals set the March 21 hearing before three judges Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:24:32 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/allison-riggs-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court The Associated Press /politics/2025-03-14/recusal-griffin-nc-supreme-court-race An appeals court judge who could hear Jefferson Griffin's protest over thousands of ballots in his bid for a seat on the state Supreme Court contributed to the GOP candidate's legal expense fund. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:23:09 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/recusal-griffin-nc-supreme-court-race Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-03-07/former-elections-directors-military-leaders-oppose-griffin-ballot-protests Former local elections directors from across the state and ex-military officials and service members' spouses have filed briefs against Jefferson Griffin in his legal battle to turn around his electoral loss in a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:53:50 GMT /politics/2025-03-07/former-elections-directors-military-leaders-oppose-griffin-ballot-protests Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-02-21/nc-supreme-court-allison-riggs-jefferson-griffin-fast-track The decision to not fast track the challenge is likely to benefit the republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who trails incumbent justice Allison Riggs, a democrat. Riggs' electoral lead has been confirmed by multiple recounts, but Griffin is seeking to have tens of thousands of votes disqualified. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:11 GMT /politics/2025-02-21/nc-supreme-court-allison-riggs-jefferson-griffin-fast-track Associated Press /show/due-south/2025-02-18/the-people-whose-ballots-have-been-challenged-in-the-nc-state-supreme-court-race-and-the-national-implications Some 60,000 North Carolinians’ ballots are being challenged by the Republican candidate for a state Supreme Court Justice seat. Due South learns who those voters are, and how they feel about their ballots being challenged. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:21:29 GMT /show/due-south/2025-02-18/the-people-whose-ballots-have-been-challenged-in-the-nc-state-supreme-court-race-and-the-national-implications Leoneda Inge, Rusty Jacobs, Cole del Charco /politics/2025-02-17/raleigh-protest-griffin-ballot-challenge-supreme-court Republican Jefferson Griffin wants to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots in his attempt to turn around his apparent electoral loss in a race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:55:28 GMT /politics/2025-02-17/raleigh-protest-griffin-ballot-challenge-supreme-court Rusty Jacobs