N.C. elections board denies GOP effort to toss 60,000 votes in close state Supreme Court race [View all]

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The North Carolina state Board of Elections voted Wednesday to reject a Republican challenge to throw out 60,000 ballots in a state Supreme Court race that the Democratic incumbent leads by just over 700 votes.

The board, where Democrats have a 3-2 edge, could now move to certify the victory by Democrat Allison Riggs, eliminating a major hurdle for the party in the contested race.

NBC News has not yet projected a winner in the race.

Riggs, who was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2023, emerged from Election Day with a narrow lead over Republican Jefferson Griffin, a state appeals court judge, triggering two recounts.

A full machine recount showed Riggs leading Griffin by 734 votes. A second, partial hand recount of the race increased Riggs’ lead marginally, but that total is not considered official by North Carolina's elections board. More than 5.5 million ballots were cast in the race.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/north-carolina-elections-board-gop-challenge-supreme-court-race-rcna183771