A federal judge ordered North Carolina officials to certify the result of last year’s state Supreme Court election, dismissing challenges to certain ballots by Republican Jefferson Griffin.
Griffin’s campaign disputed the legality of the registration of the 60,000 voters, saying they did not provide photo identification, in violation of state law, or did not have a driver’s license or Social Security number on file. Judge Richard Myers of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled Monday night that the State Board of Elections should proceed with certifying the November 2024 election based on the latest recount, which showed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs leading Griffin by 734 votes.
“Retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates those
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