North Carolina Supreme Court 2024 Election Protests Rejection Challenges (II)

Three petitions filed by Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court, Judge Jefferson Griffin, against the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to count 60,000 ballots in the 2024 state Supreme Court race. On Nov. 19, 2024, Griffin filed election protests in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties challenging thousands of ballots cast by voters with allegedly incomplete voter registrations, overseas voters who have never resided in North Carolina and overseas voters who did not provide photo ID with their absentee ballots. On Dec. 13, the board ruled to count the approximately 60,000 challenged ballots in the final results. 

In his three respective petitions, Griffin argues the board wrongly decided to count the aforementioned categories of ballots, and asks the court to order the board to reverse its decisions and remove the 60,000 challenged ballots from the final results. He also asks the court to stay the certification of the state Supreme Court race until each matter is decided. 

STATUS: Griffin filed his three complaints in the Wake County Superior Court on Dec. 20, 2024. On Dec. 23, the board removed all three cases to federal court, where they have been consolidated into one case. 

On Jan. 6, 2025, the district court remanded Griffin’s motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order back to the Wake County Superior Court. The board appealed this decision to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the same day.

Last updated: January 15, 2025 8:57 am EST