North Carolina Dem chair 'absolutely' worried state court could overturn election results
North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton said she’s “absolutely” concerned that the state Supreme Court could overturn the results of a race for a seat on the court that has now gone to two recounts.
The results of the initial count and the first recount both showed incumbent Democratic state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs leading Republican Jefferson Griffin, a state appeals court judge, by 734 votes. But Griffin requested a second recount partially done by hand that was completed Tuesday.
Clayton at a press conference Tuesday pointed to efforts from the GOP-led state Legislature attempting to strip power from Democratic officials as evidence that the state Supreme Court, with a current 5-2 conservative majority, could throw out the results.
In addition to the recounts, Griffin has challenged the validity of 60,000 ballots cast in the race.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5032568-north-carolina-democratic-party-chair-concerns-state-supreme-court-election-results/