Category Archives: judicial elections

Eric Holder: “The Courts Must Stop This Judge From Stealing an Election”

February 9, 2025, 9:44 amchicanery, election subversion risk, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Eric Holder NYT oped: But there is no suggestion that any of these 60,000-plus voters acted improperly, deliberately cast illegal ballots or failed to produce required identification when voting. And when the State Board of Elections reviewed his claim,… Continue reading

“Altered image of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in new ad raises ethics concerns”

February 6, 2025, 2:09 pmcheap speech, judicial electionsRick Hasen

AP: A new television attack ad in Wisconsin’s hotly contested Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move that her campaign claims could be a violation of a recently enacted state law. The image in… Continue reading

Fourth Circuit, in Unpublished Unanimous Order, Won’t Intervene for Now in Dispute Over Winner of North Carolina Supreme Court Election

February 4, 2025, 2:51 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

The basis is federal court abstention, giving the state courts the first chance to work this out. But the court tells the lower federal district court to retain jurisdiction to deal with federal issues that could potentially still be in… Continue reading

“After a Judge’s Death, Renewed Scrutiny for a Georgia Loophole That Can Nullify Elections”

January 28, 2025, 3:27 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Bolts: After losing his reelection bid last summer, Georgia State Court Judge Stephen Yekel turned to a loophole in state law that could have erased the result and blocked the winner from taking office. In Georgia, if judges… Continue reading

“A federal appeals court considers who should decide whether NC votes are thrown out”

January 28, 2025, 7:31 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

NC Newsline: In a pivotal hearing in the North Carolina Supreme Court elections case, the lawyer representing the state Board of Elections faced a barrage of questions from a federal court of appeals judge about the appropriateness of calling back… Continue reading

“They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.”

January 28, 2025, 7:28 amchicanery, judicial electionsRick Hasen

ProPublica: A Republican judge has spent more than two months trying to overturn his narrow defeat for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat by arguing that around 60,000 ballots should be tossed out. But many residents have only recently learned… Continue reading

“One of 2025’s Biggest Battles Over Abortion Rights Has Already Begun” (Wisconsin Supreme Court Election)

January 27, 2025, 7:37 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

NYT: Tens of millions of dollars flooding into a state election. A nakedly political candidate for a judgeship. Huge policy stakes for a key battleground state. Two years ago, a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court vividly demonstrated how local… Continue reading

“In blow to GOP, NC Supreme Court won’t fast-track lawsuit seeking to throw out 60,000 ballots” (Divided opinions suggest an ultimate possible 3-3 tie in this case)

January 23, 2025, 7:50 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Will Doran of WRAL: North Carolina’s Republican-majority state Supreme Court ruled partially against the Republican candidate seeking to join its ranks, rejecting his effort to fast-track a lawsuit seeking to throw out more than 60,000 people’s 2024 ballots. The case… Continue reading

“Riggs seeks earliest possible oral argument in NC Supreme Court election dispute”

January 22, 2025, 7:41 amjudicial elections, recountsRick Hasen

Carolina Journal reports.

“Riggs, Griffin spar over proper forum for NC Supreme Court election dispute”

January 16, 2025, 7:15 amjudicial elections, recountsRick Hasen

Carolina Journal: The two candidates in North Carolina’s recent Supreme Court election disagree about the proper forum for resolving a legal dispute involving the election. Republican Jefferson Griffin argues that the case belongs in state court. Democrat Allison Riggs… Continue reading

“In North Carolina, Republicans Try to Reverse a Supreme Court Election Loss”

January 10, 2025, 3:29 pmchicanery, judicial electionsRick Hasen

NYT: Judge Griffin’s protest includes two arguments against counting a few thousand ballots cast by overseas voters that one Republican justice said this week may have merit. But its centerpiece is a claim that some 60,000 voters in the Supreme… Continue reading

“NC Supreme Court blocks state from certifying Riggs as the winner in high court election”

January 7, 2025, 11:05 amjudicial elections, recountsRick Hasen

News & Observer: The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday blocking the state from certifying a winner in the race for a seat on the high court. Granting the request of Republican Jefferson Griffin, who trails… Continue reading

“Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court”

January 7, 2025, 7:29 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

News & Observer: In a case that seeks to invalidate over 60,000 ballots cast in North Carolina’s Supreme Court election, a federal judge ruled that the state’s Republican-dominated high court should decide, instead of him. On Monday, U.S. District… Continue reading

“Riggs responds to Griffin’s request to delay certification of the NC Supreme Court election”

January 6, 2025, 6:52 amjudicial elections, recountsRick Hasen

NC Newsline: Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs asked a federal judge to deny Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s request for a preliminary injunction in his election case. Riggs, a Democrat, leads Griffin, a Republican, by 734 votes in the race… Continue reading

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