US EditionJudges temporarily prevent North Carolina officials from contacting voters in close election
- A federal appeals panel temporarily halted North Carolina election officials contacting voters late Tuesday.
- Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin challenged ballots after the November election in this disputed Supreme Court race.
- State court rulings declared some overseas voters ineligible, reducing the number of disputed ballots.
- Justice Allison Riggs leads Griffin by 734 votes; her lawyers claimed mailings would cause voter confusion.
- This ruling temporarily blocks a state court order, allowing Riggs to pursue federal claims and indicating continued litigation.
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The Thinking ConservativeUS Appeals Court Halts Ballot Curing Efforts in North Carolina Supreme Court Election
A U.S. appeals court this week temporarily blocked North Carolina state elections officials from contacting voters whose ballots were disputed in 2024’s state Supreme Court race and could be eliminated from the final vote count. In a 2–1 ruling issued on April 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit paused state officials’ efforts in mailing out notices to overseas and military voters. The notices would have given the voters 30 days…
Federal court blocks ballot curing in contested North Carolina Supreme Court race
CV NEWS FEED // A federal appeals court issued an order April 22 that temporarily blocks election officials from verifying ballots in a hotly contested race… The post Federal court blocks ballot curing in contested North Carolina Supreme Court race appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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Judges temporarily prevent North Carolina officials from contacting voters in close election
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked North Carolina election officials from contacting voters whose disputed ballots in an unresolved 2024 state Supreme Court race could be eliminated from the final count.
US Court of Appeals temporarily blocks NC ruling to throw out Supreme Court votes
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A federal court has put another pause on the voting results of the state Supreme Court election from six months ago, in November 2024. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of Democratic candidate Allison Riggs Tuesday evening, citing the thousands of votes cannot be thrown out until her federal court filing is completed. "Recognizing that the district court has not yet had the opportunity to exer…
Federal court temporarily blocks NC from taking steps to throw out ballots in Griffin-Riggs lawsuit
Federal courts will allow NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs to pursue her claim that her colleagues on the state's highest court are violating voters' constitutional rights by ruling in favor of election claims by Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin.
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