Federal appeals court to hear NC Supreme Court elections case

The fight for justice isn't over yet, but Judge Jefferson Griffin seems to at least be making progress.

The federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said on Jan. 10 that it will hear Republican State appeals court Judge Jefferson Griffin's elections case, which could invalidate more than 60,000 votes in the race for a seat on North Carolina's Supreme Court.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to incumbent Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' request to fast-track the case, scheduling oral arguments for Jan. 27.

North Carolina's state Supreme Court is also considering Judge Jefferson Griffin's case.

Republican efforts to invalidate votes in North Carolina occupied spots in two different courts on Jan. 10.

Except for the contest between Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin, all other election results in North Carolina have been certified and the winning candidates have been sworn into office.

Despite this, Jordan Koonts, the lawyer representing Republicans in this case, said that "winners of statewide races could still be removed because state law establishes a way to 'attack the validity' of an officeholder," according to NCNewsline.com.

Democrats opposing the challenge are saying that invalidating votes for any reason would be akin to disenfranchising voters.

"The relief they seek is unjust, unfair, and frankly, illegal under state and federal law," a lawyer representing the DNC, Shawna Fulton, said.

Superior Court Judge William Pittman denied Republicans' request for any immediate action. Instead, he's going to let the appeals play out.

"There is not any irreparable harm that the court can imagine would arise by delaying the relief sought until the matter can be fully litigated on the merits and everyone given the chance to be heard," Pittman claimed.

He added, "It is beyond the court’s understanding why it has to be now."

The Republican lawsuit is focused on one question:

"Are people on the state’s voter rolls who do not have a driver’s license number or partial Social Security number attached to their file legally registered?"

Republicans say "no," and they want to throw out 60,000 votes cast in the 2024 election based on this argument.

What do you think?

Do these Republicans have a case about election security, or are they just crying after losing an election?