The case will now be with the 15-member Appeals Court. Last week, Riggs filed a motion for Judge Tom Murry, who is on the Court of Appeals, to recuse himself from the case. According to WUNC, Murry contributed $5,000 to a legal defense fund supporting Griffin’s ballot challenge to throw out 65,500 votes.
“We are protesting that he is holding this up,” Cathy Walsh with Common Cause NC, told WLOS. “It has cost thousands of dollars for each of the 100 counties in the state, the number of hours that have been wasted, it’s just disgraceful.”
Hosted by Common Cause North Carolina, the rallies over the President’s Day holiday will give impacted voters a chance to raise their voices and condemn N.C. Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s effort to throw out 65,500 ballots cast in the November election.
Rallies will take place in various locations including Raleigh, Hillsborough, Apex, Greensboro, Charlotte, Salisbury, Asheville, Boone, Rutherfordton, Franklin, Greenville, Elizabeth City, Nags Head, Warrenton, Fayetteville, New Bern, and more.
On Tuesday, a panel of federal judges issued an order for Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin’s challenge of more than 60,000 votes cast in the NC Supreme Court race to stay in state court.
Almost two months after Election Day was held, Republican Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin has continued to drag out his loss – shifting efforts to erase over 5,500 ballots cast by military personnel, their family members, and overseas voters.
As Jefferson Griffin’s shameless campaign to disenfranchise over 60,000 legal voters trudges on, impacted North Carolinians have started speaking out. With reactions ranging from disbelief to disgust, voters are working to raise awareness of Griffin’s attempts to overturn the results of a legitimate election.
Election Day was Nov. 5, 2024, and more than two and a half months later, no one has been declared the winner of the race
“We will not stop until we have put this election fully to bed,” Justice Allison Riggs said. “We will make sure that our government is led by people who will protect your right to vote.”
The lone Republican dissenter, Justice Richard Dietz, argued that intervention by the judiciary close to an election “becomes inappropriate because it can damage the integrity of the election process.”
As a judge and someone who presumably understands and respects the law, now is the time for Jefferson Griffin to accept the results, concede the race and move on with his life.