RALEIGH - Jefferson Griffin, Republican candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court, has filed a petition for a writ of prohibition with the N.C. Supreme Court to safeguard election integrity.

As part of the filing states, the State Board of Elections "has knowingly broken the law and refused to do anything about it. Indeed, the Board has been breaking our election laws for decades." Judge Griffin has courageously asked our State's highest court to step in.

“The people of North Carolina deserve confidence in the administration of elections. Safeguarding election integrity is critical to ensuring trust in the democratic process and the only way to protect the voices of lawful voters. The State Board of Elections has not been fair or transparent, and it is by their actions alone we have no other choice than to take this step,” said NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons. "Judge Griffin has led efforts to seek accountability and restore integrity while the State Board has been dragging its feet and ignoring the law. The people of North Carolina deserve clarity and confidence in the electoral process."

By filing the writ of prohibition, Griffin respectfully asks the N.C. Supreme Court to stay the certification of the Supreme Court Seat 6 election, stay the 10-day deadline for Judge Griffin to file a petition for judicial review in Wake Superior Court, prohibit the State Board from counting unlawful ballots, and order the State Board to correct the vote count.

BACKGROUND

The legal filing continues to highlight ongoing issues with over 60,000 ballots cast by voters who did not meet North Carolina's constitutional or statutory voting requirements. Despite having jurisdiction over the election protests, the State Board has delayed its decision-making process, undermining public trust in the outcome of the election. 

The Board made clear at the outset of these protests they had no interest in a fair hearing. This is a Board that allowed an ethically-conflicted member to hear protests and seemed unaware of state statutes regarding serving notice and our own voter ID laws. The Board's majority played their role in engineering an outcome favoring their preferred political party. That is not democracy.

Democrats have tried to shift the conversation away from these systemic issues and onto the voters themselves. This is a distraction. The problem isn’t the voters; it’s the partisanship and failure to act from the State Board that has led to where we are now. 

The State Board’s actions violate the rights of lawful voters and threaten the integrity of North Carolina’s electoral system. Judge Griffin seeks the Court’s intervention to restore the rule of law and ensure the will of lawful voters prevails.

The filing can be seen here.