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Federal Judge Orders Certification of North Carolina Supreme Court Election Results

Judge Richard Myers rules that retroactive ballot invalidation violates constitutional protections, affirming Allison Riggs' 734-vote victory over Jefferson Griffin.

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Allison Riggs, chief counsel of voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, attorney Neal Katyal and Kathay Feng, national redistricting director at Common Cause, speak to the media outside of the United States Supreme Court following oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a Republican-backed appeal to curb judicial oversight of elections, in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs speaks to protesters at a rally in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Richard Myers directed the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the 2024 Supreme Court election results, confirming Democrat Allison Riggs' win by 734 votes.
  • Myers ruled that retroactively invalidating ballots violates voters' due process and equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution, blocking state court orders to discard certain ballots.
  • The ruling prevents the disqualification of thousands of ballots, including those from military and overseas voters, which were challenged by Republican Jefferson Griffin for technical issues.
  • The judge stayed his order for seven days, allowing Griffin to appeal the decision to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • This decision highlights ongoing partisan tensions in North Carolina's judiciary and raises broader concerns about election rule changes and voter rights protections.