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Republican candidate for NC Supreme Court files lawsuit against Board of Elections
https://www.cbs17.com/news/your-local-election-hq/republican-candidate-for-nc-supreme-court-files-lawsuit-against-board-of-elections/amp/RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the counting of ballots concludes in the race for a Supreme Court seat, one candidate took his issue of demanding a recount to court.
Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the NC Supreme Court District 6 seat, with his campaign committee and the state’s Republican Party, filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that the state Board of Elections failed to provide voting records within the deadline for Griffin to request a recount, according to court documents.
State law allows a trailing candidate in a statewide race to seek a machine recount, where tabulator machines run the ballots again. State law also says the request for a recount must be submitted in writing and received by the Board of Elections by noon on the second business day after the 10-day canvass period. That would mean the request would need to be submitted by noon Tuesday.
As of Tuesday morning, the Democrat incumbent Justice Allison Riggs is ahead of Griffin by just 623 votes. “We expect a recount to be called in this race,” said Embry Owens, Rigg’s campaign manager. “Recounts are a normal part of election processes and show our democracy at work.”
Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the NC Supreme Court District 6 seat, with his campaign committee and the state’s Republican Party, filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that the state Board of Elections failed to provide voting records within the deadline for Griffin to request a recount, according to court documents.
State law allows a trailing candidate in a statewide race to seek a machine recount, where tabulator machines run the ballots again. State law also says the request for a recount must be submitted in writing and received by the Board of Elections by noon on the second business day after the 10-day canvass period. That would mean the request would need to be submitted by noon Tuesday.
As of Tuesday morning, the Democrat incumbent Justice Allison Riggs is ahead of Griffin by just 623 votes. “We expect a recount to be called in this race,” said Embry Owens, Rigg’s campaign manager. “Recounts are a normal part of election processes and show our democracy at work.”