The article discusses the ongoing North Carolina Supreme Court election where incumbent Justice Allison Riggs narrowly defeated Republican Jefferson Griffin. Despite the loss, Griffin refuses to concede and is seeking to disqualify over 60,000 ballots through legal means. The piece highlights the troubling implications of such tactics for democracy and references the conservative strategy of election challenges, particularly noting the influence of the Election Integrity Network. Mark Joseph Stern provides insight into the motivations behind these actions and their connection to previous elections.
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With every ballot counted, Justice Allison Riggs, the incumbent and a Democrat, narrowly defeated her opponent, Jefferson Griffin, by 734 votes.
Instead, he has filed lawsuits seeking to disqualify more than 60,000 valid ballots, falsely claiming that the votes are illegitimate.
It’s no surprise to me that some of the same legal players from 2020 are coming out of the woodwork to help Jefferson Griffin now.
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