Counsel for Justice Allison Riggs, who has won the contest for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat Six, filed a brief with the North Carolina State Board of Elections in re protests of Jefferson Griffin, Ashlee Adams, Frank Sossamon and Stacie McGinn.
The brief will be available on the State Board of Elections’ website.
In the brief, counsel for Justice Riggs urges the State Board of Elections to deny all of Judge Griffin’s protests.
“Having failed to win over the voters, Judge Griffin now pleads his case here. He asks the Board to change the voting rules, decide that tens of thousands of voters failed to comply with those changed rules, and then throw out their votes for failure to anticipate the new rules. While that request is legally and constitutionally improper, it is
wrong on an even more basic level—one familiar in every schoolyard in North Carolina. Whether playing a board game, competing in a sport, or running for public office, the runner-up cannot snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by asking for a redo under a different set of rules. The Board should deny the protests as an illegal attempt to change the election rules after the votes have been cast and counted.”
“As a longtime civil rights and voting rights attorney, Justice Riggs’ brief reflects the values she has committed herself to for over 15 years–standing up for North Carolinians and their constitutional rights, including the right to have their voices are heard, not silenced, in an election,” said Embry Owen, campaign manager.
Justice Allison Riggs has served on the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2023, when she was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper after serving on the Court of Appeals. Prior to her judicial service she was a civil rights and voting rights attorney who worked with communities across the South to ensure free and fair elections and safe and healthy environments.