Lynn Bonner on the ongoing efforts of a NC Supreme Court candidate to have 60,000+ ballots discarded
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File photo of Lynn Bonner/ Photo of State Supreme Court signage by Clayton Henkel
The big political story in North Carolina right now continues to revolve around the unsettled election for a seat on state Supreme Court. Multiple recounts confirmed that the incumbent justice, Democrat Allison Riggs, was the narrow winner over Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin, but nearly three months after Election Day, Griffin has yet to concede. Instead, he’s gone to court in an effort to have the ballots cast by more than 60,000 registered voters thrown out on a variety of technical grounds, in hopes it will reverse the election results.
Last week, a new chapter in the saga unfolded when the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments over whether the matter should be decided in state or federal court, and the day after arguments were heard, Newsline’s Rob Schofield caught up with veteran reporter Lynn Bonner, to discuss where things stand and what might be next.
Click here for the full interview with reporter Lynn Bonner.
Read more of Bonner’s reporting here.
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