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Jan 21, 2025 Republican National Committee, North Carolina GOP, and Wake County Republican Party joined a lawsuit challenging 60,000 ballots from the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
A coordinated legal effort by national and state Republican parties to discard tens of thousands of ballots based on registration-form technicalities threatens to overturn a certified election result.
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- RNC and North Carolina GOP join Griffin's ballot challenge — The Republican National Committee, the North Carolina GOP, and the Wake County Republican Party joined Jefferson Griffin's legal challenge, contesting 60,000 ballots in the 2024 election. They argue that the state's voter registration form did not clearly state that providing a driver's license or social security number was mandatory, affecting the validity of these ballots. This legal action is part of a broader effort to contest the election results.
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Jan 20, 2025 Democratic National Committee intervened in a Republican-led lawsuit seeking to discard thousands of North Carolina ballots Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
Legal intervention to protect ballots cast by eligible voters despite minor registration issues defends electoral integrity against an effort to overturn a certified state supreme court race.
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- DNC intervenes in GOP's ballot challenge case — The Democratic National Committee intervened in the case brought by the RNC and North Carolina GOP, asking a court to block their request to discard thousands of ballots. The DNC cited state and federal laws that protect the votes of eligible voters despite minor registration application issues. This intervention is part of the ongoing legal battle over the 2024 election results in North Carolina.
- North Carolina Virtual Town Hall on Election Overturn Efforts — A virtual town hall is scheduled for January 23 in North Carolina to address GOP efforts to overturn the election of Supreme Court Justice Alison Riggs. This event aims to inform and mobilize citizens against attempts to challenge the legitimacy of a duly elected official. The town hall will provide a platform for discussing the implications of these efforts on the state's judicial system and democratic processes.
- Challenges to NC Supreme Court Justice election — Challenges have been raised against the election of NC Supreme Court Justice Alison Riggs, with concerns that the GOP is attempting to overturn the election results. This situation is characterized as a "five alarm fire" for democracy by Marc Elias, indicating the potential for similar attempts in future elections, including the 2028 Presidential election.
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