Federal judge tells state board to certify Allison Riggs' victory

Federal judge tells state board to certify Allison Riggs’ victory

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May 7, 2025

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs would retain her seat on the state’s highest court under a new federal court order that said efforts to invalidate some absentee ballots are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II on Monday ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the Democrat’s narrow victory in the November election. But he paused the ruling for seven days to allow Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin to appeal.

North Carolina Associate Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs shared the following statement on voters’ victory: Today, we won. I’m proud to continue upholding the Constitution and the rule of law as North Carolina’s Supreme Court Justice.Riggs received 734 more votes than Griffin, multiple recounts have shown. But Griffin has sought to reverse the outcome by having more than 60,000 ballots thrown out.On Facebook, Gov.

Josh Stein said:A federal district court just ordered the certification of the NC Supreme Court election, reaffirming what we already knew — Allison Riggs won. You can’t change the rules of an election after it has occurred. Jefferson Griffin needs to concede and end this travesty.In a 4-2 decision in April, the state Supreme Court ruled against the majority of Griffin’s challenges, which targeted tens of thousands of people whose identifying information was missing from a state spreadsheet of registered voters, largely due to typos made by government workers filling out the forms.

For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.Subscribe to WXII's YouTube channel hereWatch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII appNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs would retain her seat on the state’s highest court under a new federal court order that said efforts to invalidate some absentee ballots are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II on Monday ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the Democrat’s narrow victory in the November election. But he paused the ruling for seven days to allow Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin to appeal.

Advertisement North Carolina Associate Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs shared the following statement on voters’ victory: Today, we won. I’m proud to continue upholding the Constitution and the rule of law as North Carolina’s Supreme Court Justice. Riggs received 734 more votes than Griffin, multiple recounts have shown.

But Griffin has sought to reverse the outcome by having more than 60,000 ballots thrown out. On Facebook, Gov. Josh Stein said: A federal district court just ordered the certification of the NC Supreme Court election, reaffirming what we already knew — Allison Riggs won.

You can’t change the rules of an election after it has occurred. Jefferson Griffin needs to concede and end this travesty. In a 4-2 decision in April, the state Supreme Court ruled against the majority of Griffin’s challenges, which targeted tens of thousands of people whose identifying information was missing from a state spreadsheet of registered voters, largely due to typos made by government workers filling out the forms.