A North Carolina Judge Won Two Recounts. Republicans Are Still Trying to Overturn Her Election.
After trailing by more than 10,000 votes on election night, Democratic North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs pulled off an unexpected victory by 734 votes after absentee and provisional ballots were counted and the results were affirmed by two recounts,
Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board
North Carolina’s elections board has dismissed protests filed by several Republican candidates trailing narrowly in their races last month who have questioned well over 60,000 ballots cast this fall.
Allison Riggs’ win solidified in North Carolina Supreme Court race; state board not ordering full recount
The State Board of Elections will not order a full hand recount of all ballots in the NC Supreme Court Associate Justice contest, after a partial recount resulted in additional votes for the leading candidate,
Tom Campbell: North Carolina's folly of electing judges
Once again, the entire episode demonstrates why North Carolina’s process for selecting judges is sheer folly.
Republicans Want To ‘Throw Out’ Thousands Of Votes In North Carolina Supreme Court Race
As North Carolina Republicans attempt to maintain their party’s uber majority on the state’s Supreme Court, the Democratic incumbent
North Carolina elections board dismisses challenges against 60,000 votes
The North Carolina State Board of Elections dismissed challenges against thousands of votes in an ongoing battle over a state Supreme Court seat.
North Carolina Dem chair ‘absolutely’ worried state court could overturn election results
North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton said she’s “absolutely” concerned that the state Supreme Court could overturn the results of a race for a seat on the court that has now gone to two recounts.
North Carolina elections board votes to toss GOP challenge in state Supreme Court race
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Wednesday to deny a GOP challenge that attempted to throw out 60,000 ballots in a state Supreme Court race. The Democratic incumbent in the race leads by just over 700 votes.
North Carolina GOP changes election rules before losing supermajority
Republicans in the state legislature gave an ally control over the state’s elections board, rewrote ballot-counting rules and chipped away at the power of the incoming Democratic governor.
Another recount won’t be ordered in a North Carolina court race, but protests are ahead
Another recount won’t be ordered by North Carolina election officials in a close state Supreme Court race after a partial hand recount failed to suggest the trailing Republican candidate could overtake the Democratic incumbent.
Pending appeals of protests, Riggs beats Griffin
Pending appeals of protests, Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs has defeated Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin and ...
Tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court is heading to another recount
The statewide machine recount — in which ballots were run again through tabulators — that wrapped up this week showed ...