With North Carolina Elections Under GOP Control, Expect New Barriers to Voting

May 14 2025

In a victory for North Carolina Democrats, Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in for a new term on Tuesday, days after Judge Jefferson Griffin conceded that he lost the 2024 election for the seat. Griffin’s Republican friends on the high court had ruled to throw out ballots by changing the rules retroactively, prompting a federal court to step in to stop the election theft. 

But while Griffin’s concession is great news for voters — and fair elections  — Republicans have other maneuvers up their sleeve to undermine democracy. For nearly a decade, they’ve been plotting to take control of state elections — and they may finally have succeeded. 

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