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From Fox News: A federal judge on Monday ordered the North Carolina elections board to certify results showing Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner of the state Supreme Court race against Republican Jefferson Griffin, ruling that thousands of contested ballots in the November contest must remain in the final count.
U.S. District Judge Richard Myers – who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019 – agreed with Riggs and others who argued it would violate the U.S. Constitution to carry out recent decisions by state appeals courts that could remove potentially thousands of ballots for overseas military and their family members who were not required to attach a copy of their photo IDs, as well as ballots for a category of “Never Residents,” or U.S. citizens with family ties to North Carolina who have never lived in the United States. Myers wrote that votes could not be removed six months after Election Day without damaging due process or equal protection rights of the affected residents.
Myers ordered the State Board of Elections to certify results that, after two recounts, had Riggs as the winner — by just 734 votes — over Griffin.
“The State Board SHALL certify the results of the election for Seat 6 based on the tally at the completion of the canvassing period on December 10, 2024,” Myers wrote, denying Griffin’s petitions for judicial review and injunctive relief.
Griffin has seven days if he wishes to file an appeal with the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Griffin is currently a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Justice Allison Riggs on today’s ruling by Judge Richard Myers II ordering NCSBE to certify her victory
“Today, we won. I’m proud to continue upholding the Constitution and the rule of law as North Carolina’s Supreme Court Justice.”
Jefferson Griffin has 7 days to appeal. pic.twitter.com/wKBxKdlPb8
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) May 6, 2025
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— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 6, 2025
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