Republican Candidate Challenges 60,000 Ballots in North Carolina Supreme Court Race

Jefferson Griffin, trailing by 734 votes, asks GOP-led state Supreme Court to block certification and discard disputed ballots.

Republican Jefferson Griffin, trailing Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes, has filed a lawsuit to invalidate approximately 60,000 ballots in the North Carolina Supreme Court race.
The State Board of Elections, with a Democratic majority, rejected Griffin's protests last week, stating there was no evidence of election law violations or irregularities.
Griffin argues the ballots in question were cast by ineligible voters, including those with incomplete voter registration records and certain overseas voters without photo ID.
The Republican-majority North Carolina Supreme Court is being asked to intervene, bypassing the usual appeals process through Wake County Superior Court.
Democrats warn the lawsuit could disenfranchise legitimate voters and accuse Griffin of attempting to overturn the election results through partisan means.