Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the

The move gives the court time to consider a challenge by Republican Jefferson Griffin, who has cited debunked legal theories in his previous failed attempts to block Justice Allison Riggs’ reelection.

In his dissent, Justice Richard Dietz wrote that permitting such a case “invites incredible mischief” and will “lead to doubts about the finality of vote counts following an election.”

Three counts show an incumbent Democrat won election to the State Supreme Court. But an unusual protest by the G.O.P. challenger could be headed to that same Republican-controlled court.

The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election will be held on Tuesday, April 1. Voters will decide once again if the Wisconsin Supreme Court goes liberal or conservative. Tuesday, Jan. 7, was the deadline for candidates to file their nomination papers to turn in enough signatures to get on the ballot.

The State Board of Elections is now temporarily blocked from certifying Allison Riggs as the winner in the Supreme Court election while the court considers her opponent’s challenge of 60,000 ballots.

North Carolina's Supreme Court blocked the election results for one of its own seats as Republican Jefferson Griffin challenges Democrat Allison Riggs's lead.

In late filings released Tuesday night, two conservative justices signaled a challenge of 60,000 ballots from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin may not be able to overturn the results of an election where the Democratic incumbent,

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a motion filed by Jefferson Griffin, a man who lost his bid for an open seat on the court in the 2024 election, as he seeks to void thousands of ballots.