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 that 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 exercise its jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1443 and address Riggs' motion for preliminary injunction based on her federal constitutional claims, we grant her motion for a stay,' the court file said.
'In furtherance of federal jurisdiction, we enjoin the North Carolina State Board of Elections from mailing any notice to any potentially affected voter pending the district court's resolution of Riggs' motion for a preliminary injunction,' the file went on to say.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin on April 4 that over 65,000 votes were liable to be thrown out due to having incomplete information.
On April 11, the NC Supreme Court ruled that tens of thousands of votes would remain in the election count that partially overturned the Court of Appeals ruling.
Riggs filed a Motion for Stay and Injunction Pending Appeal on April 14 with the US Court of Appeals to prevent the 7,000-plus votes from being thrown out.
The current ruling by the US Court of Appeals also ordered the NC Board of Elections not to contact any potentially affected voters until the Riggs appeal goes through.
The election of the state Supreme Court seat has been quite controversial over the past six months, sparking multiple protests and advertising calling for an end to the election. In November, the results were a tight margin, with Riggs defeating Griffin by 625 votes.
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