U.S. Judge Rules in Favor of Democratic Incumbent Allison Riggs, Upholding Election Integrity Amid Republican Challenges
A U.S. District Court judge in North Carolina ruled on Monday that the state’s Board of Elections must officially declare Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs the winner of her Supreme Court race. This decision potentially concludes months of election disputes initiated by Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin, who aimed to challenge over 65,000 ballots he claimed were lacking necessary identifying information, such as drivers’ license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security numbers. After two recounts, Riggs holds a narrow lead of 734 votes. However, the Republican-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court had previously paved a … Read more