The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that over 60,000 voters must be contacted to remedy their ballots within 15 days, despite no proof of invalidity. This ruling follows a contested N.C. Supreme Court election where candidate Jefferson Griffin disputes numerous votes cast. Opponents, including the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, argue the decision disregards evidence of the voters' compliance with election laws. Judge Hampson's dissent highlights the lack of substantiated claims regarding ineligible voters challenging the integrity of the election process.
"Every single voter challenged by Petitioner in this appeal, both here and abroad, cast their absentee, early, or overseas ballot by following every instruction they were given to do so," Hampson wrote. "Their ballots were accepted. Their ballots were counted. The results were canvassed. None of these challenged voters was given any reason to believe their vote would not be counted on election day or included in the final tallies."
The 2-1 decision, which is likely to be appealed, would also toss out a large number of votes in the months-long dispute over the results in an N.C. Supreme Court race, where candidate Jefferson Griffin is challenging more than 65,000 voters.
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