NC State Court of Appeals Says Over 60,000 Voters Must Cure November 2024 Ballots to Be Counted

The North Carolina state Court of Appeals allowed 15 days for more than 60,000 voters to “cure” their November 2024 ballots for a Supreme Court election in order to keep them from being discarded after Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin challenged their legality.

Ballots not “cured” in time will be discarded. Three recounts found that Griffin lost to sitting state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs. Griffin challenged ballots he believes to be for his opponent in a tight race for the seat on the state Supreme Court. Tossing tens of thousands of ballots targeted as leaning toward his opponent would probably switch the seat to Griffin. His quest to do this did not find traction until it reached the state Court of Appeals.

The majority of the challenged ballots were from Americans overseas or in the military who were told they did not need to show photo identification in order to register. Griffin argues that those voters should be disenfranchised for registering the way election officials told them to and should instead be required to have registered the way he feels they should have.

Federal litigation has been paused while the case made its way through state courts. Riggs intends to restart the federal case. A lawsuit similar to Griffin’s filed by the Republican party is also making its way through the courts.

It is highly unusual for an election result to remain up in the air for so long.

If enough voters on the “Griffin List” step up and “cure” their ballots (provide photo identification, provide their Social Security number, or whatever else has been challenged about their ballots), that will safeguard their votes regardless of how the court cases proceed.

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