Elections
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Six months after he lost, Jefferson Griffin concedes to Allison Riggs
While Griffin’s effort to steal last year’s NC Supreme Court election was thwarted, it opened a door to a reality where partisan courts could try to apply new rules to change the results of past elections.
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Federal judge issues scathing rebuke of Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to steal an election
US District Judge Richard Myers, a Trump appointee, rejected Griffin’s bid to overturn his election loss in often cutting language. Over his 68-page ruling, Myers tears the heart out of Griffin’s legal case, and eats it a piece at a time.
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NC election officials limit the voters at risk in Jefferson Griffin case. But courts could intervene again.
What does the 80s movie “The Neverending Story” have to do with developments in the Jefferson Griffin case? You got questions, we got answers.
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Four of the Republican judges in the Jefferson Griffin case were his de facto running mates in a previous election
The state court judges will soon decide whether to overrule the will of the voters and hand Griffin an election he lost. Social media posts from 2020 show the judges praising Griffin and feature smiling photos of themselves standing next to him.
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OPINION: I’ve voted in 15 elections in NC, but Jefferson Griffin wants to throw my vote out
In an op-ed, one of the 60,000-plus North Carolinians whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to throw out to overturn his loss calls on him to concede. “It’s time to honor their decision, concede, and reaffirm the integrity of our elections,” Rebecca Schisler writes.
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Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his election loss threatens judicial integrity, more than 200 NC judges and attorneys say
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments on Friday in Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out more than 65,000 votes so that he can win state supreme court election he lost to Allison Riggs. This week the state’s legal community warned Griffin that his lawsuit is damaging the state court system. You…
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Opinion: Justice deserves impartial judges, not biased politicians
As judges, we were elected and re-elected on ballots that listed our names without any political party affiliation. Voters chose us based on experience, reputation, knowledge of the law, impartiality, and fairness.
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Republicans tried to cancel their votes in the NC Supreme Court race. So voters spoke out with a disco party.
Judge Jefferson Griffin lost his race but is still trying to toss out 65,000 votes. At ‘Disenfranchised Disco’ on Friday night, North Carolinians proved that protecting democracy requires mobilization—both on and off the dance floor.
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Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 votes finally gets a court hearing on the merits
There have been several previous rulings in separate courts, both state and federal, but those dealt with procedural issues. On Friday, a state judge will hear the first arguments about the fundamental questions at hand.
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Army helicopter pilot killed in DC plane crash was one of the NC voters Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise
Rebecca Lobach voted by absentee ballot in the 2024 election. She is among the more than 5,500 North Carolina active duty military voters out of state whose votes Jefferson Griffin is seeking to discard so that he can win the state supreme court election he lost.
