Find Out What's Scheduled for the North Carolina Supreme Court Hearing - News Trends
The rally on Monday “aims to publicly call on theNCSupremeCourt to reject Griffin’s efforts to disenfranchise 60,000 voters and uphold the election’s integrity,” the press release said. “The names of the 169 disenfranchised Dare County voters will be read.” The election for a seat on theNorthCarolinaSupremeCourt remained too close to call Monday. Nearly all votes have been counted, but the few remaining ballots could swing the results.
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Judge Tessener reaffirmed what theNorthCarolinaCourt of Appeals and SupremeCourt had already made crystal clear: the state constitution requires residency to vote. South CarolinaSupremeCourt, Board of Law Examiners. State SupremeCourt Justice Allison Riggs is asking the entire NorthCarolinaCourt of Appeals to hear the election dispute pitting challenger Jefferson Griffin against Riggs and the state elections board. Riggs is also seeking Judge Tom Murry’s recusal from the case.
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NorthCarolina and Ohio’s high courts have blocked GOP gerrymanders with majorities that are vulnerable to flipping this fall, with mid-decade redistricting battles on the horizon. Also on the ballot this year in the Old North State was the race between NCSupremeCourt Justice Allison Riggs and Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. A win from Griffin would make the state'scourt 6-1 GOP.