By ICLT member, Marshal Auron
Nearly two months after the NC Election and there are still four undecided state races. The Democratic candidates lead the Republicans in each of these races by no more than ½ of 1 percent of the vote. Despite recounts and hearings that confirm the Democrats’ leads, the Republicans continue to protest their apparent losses using various remedies provided in NC election law.
The four races are:
For a seat on the NC Supreme Court between incumbent Democrat Justice Alison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin;
For two NC Senate seats:
One between Democrat Terence Everitt and Republican Ashlee Bryan Adams of District 18 in Granville/Wake Counties;
One between Democrat Woodson Bradley and Republican Stacie McGinn of District 42 in Mecklenburg County;
And finally for one NC House seat:
Between Democrat Bryan Cohn and Republican Frank Sossamon of District 32 in Granville/Vance Counties.
After the Republican candidates requested recounts that didn’t change the leads, they filed protests with the County Boards of Elections asking to discard numerous ballots. Some County Boards rejected the protests and others tossed it up to the State Board of Elections. The next stop for the Republicans was to appeal directly to the State Board of Elections, which denied the protests.
What’s next?