North Carolina Democrats and Republicans Battle Over Supreme Court Election Ballot Challenges

Legal disputes intensify as tens of thousands of ballots in a tight state Supreme Court race face potential disqualification, with implications for legislative control.

• Democratic Justice Allison Riggs leads Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race after a recount of over 5.5 million ballots.
• Griffin and three Republican legislative candidates have filed protests challenging over 60,000 ballots, citing incomplete voter registration records and residency issues for overseas voters.
• The North Carolina Democratic Party has filed a federal lawsuit arguing that rejecting these ballots would violate federal laws, including the National Voter Registration Act and the Constitution.
• Griffin has filed lawsuits in state courts demanding the State Board of Elections expedite its decision on the ballot challenges, currently scheduled for a hearing on December 11.
• The outcome of these legal battles could not only decide the Supreme Court seat but also affect Republican efforts to maintain a veto-proof majority in the state legislature.

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