The Republican attempt to steal a state supreme court election, explained

Justice Allison Riggs, the rightful winner of North Carolina’s 2024 state supreme court race. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

On Friday, four Republican members of the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order attempting to disenfranchise more than 5,000 of the state’s voters. This order is part of an ongoing effort by Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican and the losing candidate in a recent state supreme court race, to overturn Democratic state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs’ reelection in that race.