The Supreme Supreme Court of North Carolina temporarily prevented the prescription of a lower court from taking effect on Monday which would have required tens of thousands of people who voted in 2024 to verify their eligibility. The superior court suspended this order while it considers a call in a long -standing dispute over the elections.
The decision on Monday is the last torsion of a five -month battle in a siege in the same Supreme Court of the State. Judge Allison Riggs, the democratic holder, won the election in November against Judge Jefferson Griffin, the republican challenger, by 734 votes.
Judge Griffin challenged the result, seeking to reject the voting bulletins filed by around 65,000 people. He argued that a majority of them were not eligible for voting because they did not provide certain identification data required when they registered – although the omission was due to administrative errors and any fault of voters. The race is the last election on the scale of the state in the country which remains not certified.
Friday, a court of appeal from the state roast with judge GriffinJudging that the disputed voters must check or correct their registration information in a 15 -day window or have their ballots reject. This decision was to take effect at 5 p.m. Monday. Given that many affected voters live in Democrat counties, the rejection of their ballots could potentially have overturned election results.
Judge Riggs and the Electoral Council of the State of North Carolina immediately declared that they would appeal and asked the Supreme Court of the State to issue a suspension to stop the registration fixing effort and examine the decision of the Court of Appeal. The legal team of judge Griffin did not oppose the request for suspension, but even if the superior court waited until Monday to take measures.
Dory Macmillan, spokesperson for Judge Riggs, welcomed the ordinance of the Supreme Court in a statement on Monday afternoon.
“We will continue to continue this call and we are committed to ensuring that power remains in the hands of voters – not politicians,” said Macmillan.
A representative of Mr. Griffin refused to comment. In a separate declaration on Monday, the president of the Republican Party of the State, Jason Simmons, said that “the inhabitants of our state deserve to see this important election finalized with each legal vote.”
Friday, the surprising decision launched the confusion among voters and those responsible for local elections through the State. County and state electoral offices were already contacted on Monday by voters seeking to solve any problem with their ballots.
The Council of Elections of the Northern Carolina State declared that it made advice to local officials on the registration fixing effort if necessary.
Patrick Gannon, a spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday if the appeal decision had finally taken effect, his agency “will provide detailed instructions on the boards of directors of the elections and assigned to the way to comply with the court’s decision”.