Federal judge orders NCSBE to enforce NC Supreme Court ruling on challenged ballots

A federal judge on Saturday ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to begin implementing an April 11 North Carolina Supreme Court decision related to challenged votes in the election protest by state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin.

On April 11, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that tens of thousands of ballots cast in November's unresolved election for a seat on the state's Supreme Court must remain in the election count. This decision came after the ballots were challenged by Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin.

The court's decision removes the requirement for voters whose registration forms lacked a driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number, and who did not check the box indicating they lacked these numbers, to provide this information to their county boards of elections.

This group, who have been challenged the most by this election protest, will not be required to supply additional information to ensure their votes are counted in the Supreme Court race.

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