This is quite a statement in this brief:

 In their private lives, Amici are not united politically—some are registered Republicans, some registered Democrats, and some Unaffiliated. In the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election, some voted for Judge Jefferson Griffin, and some voted for Associate Justice Allison Riggs. What they have in common is a shared investment and belief in the value of a professionally managed, impartial election system that serves North Carolina voters with integrity and fairness. They are speaking out now because of the significant impact this case could have on that system. . . . .

        Changing these laws and rules in the middle of an election is disruptive; changing them after an election to apply to the election already held is chaos. How can the public trust the election if the rules can be changed after the results are known in order to produce a different outcome? Sanctioning postelection changes of well-established rules that change an election’s results opens a Pandora’s box of partisan maneuvering and undermines the efforts of administrators to conduct an orderly and fair election. . . . 

      Elections directors from across the state do not dispute that some parts of state law require clarification through rules and the guidance of the State Board of Elections. However, from the perspective of officials charged with administering North Carolina elections for decades, the state laws at issue in this case are straightforward and unambiguous regarding identification numbers in registration applications, non-resident overseas voters, and identity authentication of military and overseas voters. The decisions of elections administrators who followed these laws faithfully should not now be called into question. The citizens of North Carolina who obeyed the laws and the direction of the elections administrators should not have their votes discarded. Amici urge this Court to affirm the importance of the impartial, uniform administration of elections and the right of voters who follow the law to have their ballots counted.