We haven’t updated you on the North Carolina Supreme Court case recently. In fact, when we bring it up with people we know, the question often asked is “Is that still going on?” The answer is Yes! and we really can’t believe it. Way back in October, (which now seems like years ago) we endorsed Justice Allison Riggs for the NC Supreme Court.
Then, in December, we published the story about Jefferson Griffin attempting to remove over 60 thousand votes in an attempt to steal the seat. Riggs won by 734 votes. There have been two recounts, and multiple trips to various courtrooms. Democracy Docket has a really good timeline of all the places this case has gone since the election results were tabulated. Read about it here. We created the Griffin List tool, that offered people an easy way to see if they were on list. We have been astonished to hear from so many people we know, who have regularly voted in elections and are present on the list. We have some of there stories here.
Where are we right now
The state Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Judge Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit against the state Board of Elections on March 21. (this Friday) the proceedings will be live streamed on Webex. We are working to get the link so we can share .
The appeals court often hears cases with a subset of all the justices. Initially, there was concern by the Riggs supporters that Judge Tom Murry would sit on the board, which was a problem because Murry used money from one of his campaign funds to help finance Griffin’s legal defense. Riggs requested Murry be barred for this case. It turns out he is not on the panel so he will not be involved in the judgement. The current panel of judges will be two Republican judges: John Tyson and Fred Gore, and one Democrat, Tobias Hampson. Not exactly good news
The state Supreme Court has blocked certification of the election while litigation continues.
To say we can’t believe it is an understatement.
