NC Supreme Court dismisses GOP candidates' election challenge

It is an "unexpected move" from North Carolina's Supreme Court, and it's one that GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin probably isn't going to like very much.

The state Supreme Court has dismissed his petition challenging over 60,000 ballots that were cast in his 2024 race he lost to incumbent Democrat Justice Allison Riggs by around 700 votes.

Griffin wants the 60,000 votes tossed out not only because he thinks they could make a difference in the outcome of the election, but because he thinks that these voters didn't have the proper registration and identification.

While this dismissal is certainly a blow to Griffin, the ruling does not mark the end of his ongoing legal dispute over his recent election loss. According to ABC, "the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments Monday in the ongoing challenge to the North Carolina Supreme Court race results."

The state Supreme Court's order stated that Griffin's protests must be heard by the Wake County Superior Court.

Griffin is protesting the validity of three buckets of ballots in his race for a seat on North Carolina's Supreme Court.

The buckets of votes include ballots cast by overseas voters without a copy of their photo IDs, voters who never previously resided in the state, and voters whose registrations were allegedly incomplete.

The North Carolina Supreme Court also affirmed its Jan. 7 order halting certification of the race between Griffin and Riggs until this matter is fully resolved.

Democratic Justice Anita Earls dissented from the majority decision to leave the stay of certification in place, saying that it "prevents the Wake County Superior Court from deciding for itself whether Griffin is likely to succeed on the merits and whether a stay is justified."

Allison Riggs commented on the recent decision, saying "​​while I agree with the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to dismiss Judge Griffin’s inappropriate request for a writ of prohibition, I am disappointed that the door has been opened to dragging this out for so long."

She added that her "election is the last uncertified race in the country" and accused Griffin of trying to disenfranchise voters:

"I will continue to make sure that the more than 65,000 voters who Griffin seeks to disenfranchise have their voices heard," Riggs said.

Griffin's challenge isn't over yet, but it's becoming increasingly complicated and drawn out.

Do you think he still has a chance to reverse the results? Or should he give it up soon?