Voters protest against attempt to throw out 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The last election was in November but one race in North Carolina continues to drag on. Jefferson Griffin, a current NC Appeals Court Judge and candidate for the state Supreme Court wants to throw out thousands of votes to win the race.

Griffin lost to Allison Riggs by 734 votes. Now, hundreds of voter across our area are speaking out about what they say is an attempt to steal the election.

Voters marched through Uptown Charlotte chanting and holding signs urging Jefferson Griffin to accept the results of the 2024 election.

“We came out to raise a little bit of cane and to protest the idea that this Griffin guy should shamefully steal our votes,” Henry Young, Mecklenburg County Voter said.

The protest in Charlotte Monday was a part of a statewide demonstration for democracy to stop Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 votes, like Rebecca Schisler’s from Cabarrus County.

“I felt like my power had been taken away from me,” Schisler said. “So, the first thing I did was reach out to my county Board of Elections to figure out why in the world am I even on this list, and what can I do about it?”

North Carolina voters showed ID to cast a ballot in the last election. The state Board of Elections says most of the challenges stem from mismatches in social security numbers or residency. There are also challenges for military members who did not attach a copy of their ID to vote with an absentee ballot overseas. Voter ID laws do not apply to deployed military who use absentee ballots while serving overseas.

Schisler says she has been voting more than 10 years without any problems until the last election.

“When I registered to vote in North Carolina in 2011, there was some sort of mismatch or missing information, and that was remedied by the first time that I went to vote in person in 2012,” Schisler said.

Several judges ruled the votes in the supreme court race are legit, but Griffin has appealed several times.

Now, the State Board of Elections and Allison Riggs want NC Supreme Court to decide the outcome of the case. Voters say they are tired of fighting to have their vote secured.

“I want to be a part to give other people courage, if that does it, and help more people get involved so we can keep democracy alive,” Young said.

The Supreme Court has not agreed to take on the case at this time. You can check to see if your vote is being challenged here.