NC GOP's path to victory in state Supreme Court race narrows

North Carolina Republicans have not let up on their effort to overturn the results of the state's 2024 Supreme Court race, though the party's path to victory has significantly narrowed in recent weeks.

Why it matters: The ballots of several thousand military and overseas North Carolinians who voted in the race — the only still-undecided 2024 race in the country — remain in question and are at risk of being thrown out.

Driving the news: After a six-month court battle over election results, GOP Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin and his opponent, Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, now await a federal judge's ruling on how many voters will need to provide a copy of their identification or submit an exception form if they want their vote to count in the race.

The State Board of Elections interpreted a recent ruling by the state Supreme Court to mean only 1,400 voters would have to do so. Griffin has argued that number should be as many as 5,500.

The big picture: Either way, the number of voters who ultimately have to cure their ballots will be just a fraction of the more than 65,000 ballots Griffin initially challenged in the weeks after initial counts and recounts showed Riggs winning the race.




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