Riggs Will 'Promptly' Appeal Ruling That Helps GOP Opponent In His Effort To Steal The Election TPM

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In a 2-1 decision Friday, a North Carolina Court of Appeals sided with ​​Republican state Supreme Court candidate and Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin in an ongoing legal battle over the results of the state’s Supreme Court race, ruling that thousands of ballots in the November 2024 race may have been counted illegally.

The appeals court also ordered the state Board of Elections to do a recount of the challenged votes. It has conducted two recounts already — one partial and one full recount — both of which confirmed the Democratic incumbent’s victory.

The ruling may disenfranchise over 65,000 voters and could threaten Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs’s narrow victory in the race. The decision, the latest in a larger months-long legal saga over the certification of the November 2024 race, is a major win for Griffin and his bid to overturn the results of a fair election that Riggs narrowly won.

Riggs confirmed in a statement on Friday that she will appeal the decision.

“We will be promptly appealing this deeply misinformed decision that threatens to disenfranchise more than 65,000 lawful voters and sets a dangerous precedent, allowing disappointed politicians to thwart the will of the people,” Riggs said.

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1. Statement from Justice Riggs