STATEMENT FROM JUSTICE RIGGS ON NC SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO DISENFRANCHISE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Raleigh, N.C.– Today, Justice Allison Riggs shared the following statement in response to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to selectively disenfranchise members of the military serving our country, domestically and overseas, military families, foreign service officers, missionaries, and other North Carolina voters who faithfully followed the rules communicated to them in the 2024 election:
“I’m the proud daughter of a 30-year military veteran who was deployed overseas, and it is unacceptable that the Court is choosing to selectively disenfranchise North Carolinians serving our country, here and overseas. While I’m gratified to see the Court of Appeals reversed on the erroneous decision to potentially disenfranchise the more than 60,000 North Carolinians whose registration my opponent has recklessly challenged, I will not waiver in my fight to protect the fundamental freedoms for which our military service members and their families have sacrificed so much.”
Justice Riggs’ counsel will be seeking immediate action from the federal court today.