The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 12, 2024
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After two recounts, an incumbent North Carolina Supreme Court justice was declared the winner by 734 votes, with 5.5 million ballots cast. Her GOP challenger now claims 60,000 of those voters were ineligible.
Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was declared the winner over Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin December 10th, after a machine recount in November didn’t change the margin’s percentage. Tuesday’s partial hand recount sampling found no evidence to justify Griffin’s request for a full hand recount, according to North Carolina Newsline.
Griffin has refused to concede the race, and in November appealed to the North Carolina Elections Board to invalidate as many as 60,000 voters. Newsline reports that his challenge includes voters with felony convictions, despite North Carolina’s voting rights restoration after sentences and probation are completed. He and the North Carolina GOP are also challenging voters with incomplete registration information, some of whom are even elected officials and have voted for years. Mail ballots from military and overseas voters have been questioned as well.
The state election board meets this week to consider the challenges. A spokesperson for the Riggs campaign said in a statement, “ This election has concluded, and the voters have issued a clear verdict in electing Justice Riggs.”
We have links to even more on this story from local outlets at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Democracy Docket – As Recount Starts, North Carolina Supreme Court GOP Candidate Challenges 60K Ballots
NC Newsline – Supreme Court election protest ensnares voters of all stripes, including some elected officials
WCNC – Even after partial hand recount affirms incumbent Dem Justice Riggs won NC Supreme Court race, Republican challenger still not ready to concede
WRAL – Riggs’ lead grows after 2nd recount in NC Supreme Court race. Elections officials won’t order a third
NC Newsline – No third recount for GOP Judge Griffin as Democrats denounce his effort to throw out ballots
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