In a major shakeup to the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race, a state appeals court has ruled that roughly 65,000 disputed ballots must be verified—or tossed. The 2-1 ruling from the North Carolina Court of Appeals could flip the razor-thin race between Republican Jefferson Griffin and Democrat Allison Riggs, who currently holds a mere 734-vote lead after multiple recounts. That’s right—65,000 votes hanging in the balance over a 734-vote edge.
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The court’s decision gives voters 15 business days to provide proper identification or risk having their ballots disqualified. According to the majority opinion, written by Republican judges John Tyson and Fred Gore, the ruling is about one simple principle: election integrity. “The inclusion of even one unlawful ballot in a vote total dilutes the lawful votes and effectively disenfranchises lawful voters,” the court wrote. In other words, if we’re going to respect democracy, every legal vote must count—and every illegal one must not.
The contested ballots fall into three categories, with the most contentious being those that lacked required voter ID. Many of these votes came from Democrat-heavy counties—so naturally, the left is in full meltdown mode. Riggs’ legal team and allies argue that these ballots were cast based on the rules in place at the time and claim the court is “changing the rules after the game.” But here’s the thing: if the game was played with a blind eye to state law, was it even fair to begin with?
Let’s also note the elephant in the room: Griffin, the Republican candidate, recused himself from the appeals court’s deliberations, even though he currently serves on the very same court. That’s more integrity than we’ve seen from Democrats demanding he concede before the legal process plays out.
And the legal process is exactly what’s happening. Griffin’s team has every right under North Carolina law to challenge potentially unlawful votes. The court agrees. The decision even reverses a lower court ruling that tried to rubber-stamp the disputed ballots. Judges Tyson and Gore made it clear: Griffin’s challenge is not only lawful—it’s constitutional.
Riggs’ supporters can shout “election denial” all they want, but the facts remain: elections don’t end when the media declares a winner. They end when every legal vote is counted—and every illegal vote is not. The North Carolina Supreme Court seat may still flip, and if it does, it’ll be because the law did its job.
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