The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the state Board of Election's request to bypass the North Carolina Court of Appeals and review Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal effort to toss out tens of thousands of votes cast in the state's November Supreme Court race.
Four of the Republican-majority court's justices concurred, while two justices — one Republican and the lone Democrat considering the case — dissented. In a concurring opinion, Republican Justice Trey Allen argued that the Wake County Superior Court, which heard arguments in the case earlier this month, had not adequately explained its same-day ruling upholding the Board of Election's decision to count the votes Griffin challenged.
