/tags/nc-supreme-court-race NC Supreme Court Race en-US Copyright Wed, 07 May 2025 14:20:19 GMT /politics/2025-05-07/republican-jefferson-griffin-concedes-long-unsettled-nc-supreme-court-election-democratic-incumbent-allison-riggs The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has conceded last November's election to the Democratic incumbent. Jefferson Griffin said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday that he would not appeal a federal judge's decision favoring Associate Justice Allison Riggs. Griffin's decision sets the stage for Riggs to be officially elected to an eight-year term as an associate justice. Wed, 07 May 2025 14:20:19 GMT /politics/2025-05-07/republican-jefferson-griffin-concedes-long-unsettled-nc-supreme-court-election-democratic-incumbent-allison-riggs The Associated Press /politics/2025-05-06/federal-judge-north-carolina-court-race-certified A federal judge has ruled that disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count. Tue, 06 May 2025 13:01:40 GMT /politics/2025-05-06/federal-judge-north-carolina-court-race-certified Associated Press /politics/2025-05-02/federal-judge-nc-supreme-court-election-jefferson-griffin-allison-riggs Nearly six months after Election Day, North Carolina's election for a seat on the state Supreme Court remains the last uncertified race in the country. Fri, 02 May 2025 22:45:01 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/federal-judge-nc-supreme-court-election-jefferson-griffin-allison-riggs Will Michaels /politics/2025-04-17/north-carolina-supreme-court-election-ballots-court-orders North Carolina's Supreme Court decided recently that ballots from two categories should have been left out of the tally of an unresolved November election for a seat on the court. But there's still legal friction about the number of ballots that must be scrutinized by election officials tasked with removing them from the count and giving voters the chance to provide information so their race choices can remain. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:00:23 GMT /politics/2025-04-17/north-carolina-supreme-court-election-ballots-court-orders Associated Press /politics/2025-04-14/riggs-appeal-military-overseas-ballots North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs says she'll appeal the Court's decision that could throw out thousands of absentee ballots in her 2024 reelection race. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:23:56 GMT /politics/2025-04-14/riggs-appeal-military-overseas-ballots Liz Schlemmer /politics/2025-04-11/nc-supreme-court-riggs-griffin-challenged-ballots-must-stay-election-count North Carolina's Supreme Court has ruled that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November's election for a seat on the court must remain in the election count. Friday's decision by the justices partially overturns last week's decision by the Court of Appeals that favored Republican Jefferson Griffin. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:48:39 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/nc-supreme-court-riggs-griffin-challenged-ballots-must-stay-election-count The Associated Press /politics/2025-04-07/riggs-griffin-supreme-court-blocks-ruling North Carolina's Supreme Court has temporarily halted enforcement of a decision by an appeals court that favored a Republican candidate in a close and unresolved November election for the state's highest court. The Supreme Court blocked Friday's order by a Court of Appeals panel that otherwise would have essentially taken effect immediately. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:06:48 GMT /politics/2025-04-07/riggs-griffin-supreme-court-blocks-ruling The Associated Press /politics/2025-04-04/appeals-court-ruling-jefferson-griffin-allison-riggs-state-supreme-court-race A majority of a three-judge appeals court panel has given thousands of voters whose ballots are being challenged 15 days to verify their eligibility Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:12:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-04/appeals-court-ruling-jefferson-griffin-allison-riggs-state-supreme-court-race Rusty Jacobs /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:15:27 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college Associated Press /politics/2025-03-21/griffin-election-appeals-court Attorneys for Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin appeared before a North Carolina Court of Appeals panel on Friday arguing to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Griffin's race against Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:07:19 GMT /politics/2025-03-21/griffin-election-appeals-court Rusty Jacobs