Protect our votes (Shame on Jefferson Griffin)
Based on all previous election law, federal voting rights, and after multiple legitimate recounts, Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs defeated challenger Jefferson Griffin in the November 2024 election.
Unfortunately, Griffin wants to choose his voters by attempting to disqualify over 65,000 votes that were cast legally. Despite defeats in preliminary court cases, he continues to push his unjustifiable claims to the NC Court of Appeals and likely to the NC Supreme Court. After winning the vote, Riggs has been forced to organize and fundraise for these endless lawsuits in order to protect the will of the voters.
Update 4/6/2025: The panel of 3 judges, 2 Republican and 1 Democrat Judge Toby Hampson, ruled 2-1 to support Griffin's dubious claims that over 60,000 votes should be challenged and the court ruled that these voters had 15 days to fix their registrations. Judge Toby Hampson wrote a powerful dissent that you can find at this link to the court's opinion. You can hear Justice Allison Riggs response at this link she posted on Bluesky, where she confirms that they will continue to appeal this case and also that the court order is not yet in effect, but her team is committed to alert voters in a timely way to give them the chance to protect their right to vote from this Republican-led attack on everyone's right to vote in NC. If your vote is on the Griffin List of voters that Jefferson Griffin challenged, you should also keep an eye on reports from the NC State Board of Elections.
3/21/2025: You can watch via this youtube recording the March 21 hearing before the NC Court of Appeals. Here is a summary of the hearing: https://ncnewsline.com/2025/03/21/appeals-court-considers-whether-votes-in-nc-supreme-court-race-should-be-thrown-out/ A ruling may be released within the next month. The NC Dems held a follow-up report that is available on youtube as well.
Update on 3/19/2025: "A coalition of over 200 North Carolina jurists, senior state government officials, bar leaders, legal educators, and practicing attorneys issued a joint letter to Jefferson Griffin, urging him to drop his lawsuit challenging the 2024 election results for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court." Source Common Cause provided the full letter at this link.
Update on 3/7/2025: 42 former election directors and military leaders oppose Griffin's case, which would undermine the integrity of our elections. former-elections-directors-military-leaders-oppose-griffin-ballot-protests
Update on 3/12/2025: Griffin claims that it is not a conflict of interest for his friend on the Court of Appeals who GAVE MONEY TO FUND HIS COURT APPEAL to hear his case. We question how this Court of Appeals can retain any legitimacy if this occurs.
Read our report on the local rally to defend our votes, including stories from local voters whose legitimate votes are under attack.
Additional links for background information:
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-supreme-court-election-certification-blocked
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5269775/north-carolina-supreme-court-challenged-ballots
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2025/02/can-north-carolina-conservatives-steal-an-election