Griffin (R) opposes 4th Circuit intervention in NC Supreme Court election dispute
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin urges the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to stay out of the latest stage in his legal dispute with state election officials and Democratic candidate Allison Riggs.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections takes the opposite position. The board supports a 4th Circuit injunction blocking a lower court’s decision in the case.
Griffin filed paperwork Monday afternoon explaining why he believes the 4th Circuit should reject requests from Riggs, the state Democratic Party, and left-of-center groups to intervene in the case.
Riggs, an appointed incumbent, leads Griffin by 734 votes out of more than 5.5 million ballots cast last fall. But Griffin continues to challenge thousands of votes in the race. A Jan. 7 stay from the state Supreme Court has blocked the state elections board from certifying Riggs as the winner.
https://www.carolinajournal.com/griffin-opposes-4th-circuit-intervention-in-nc-supreme-court-election-dispute/