RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November’s election for a seat on the court must remain in the election count. Friday’s decision by the justices partially overturns last week’s decision by the Court of Appeals that favored Republican Jefferson Griffin. But a majority of justices agreed with the lower court that thousands of additional ballots from two other categories were wrongly allowed in the tally. Friday’s prevailing order says some of those votes can still be retained in the count if voters provide information soon. Democratic Justice Allison Riggs currently leads Griffin by 734 votes.… Continue Reading
