GOP candidate sues state elections board over Supreme Court contest

Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin on Monday sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections over the vote counting process in the Supreme Court race in which he is the Republican nominee.

Griffin’s suit claims the elections board isn’t providing data quickly enough for him to request a recount prior to the Tuesday, November 19 deadline for counties that have completed their canvass. Many, but not all of North Carolina’s 100 counties have completed the canvas process at the time of filing the lawsuit on Monday, though they are expected to finish by the end of the day.

It’s one of the closest contests in the general election.

Griffin held a narrow lead of less than 10,000 votes over incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs on election night. Since then, Riggs has crept ahead with results from additional provisional and absentee ballots.

The two candidates were separated by a margin of 24 votes at the time of filing the lawsuit, according to the document. The State Board of Elections website reported a margin of 70 votes in Riggs’ favor out of more than 5.5. million cast as of 4:00 pm. Monday.



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