{"id":2370019,"date":"2024-11-17T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counties-fail-to-complete-canvass-judicial-race-remains-undecided-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T20:11:29","slug":"counties-fail-to-complete-canvass-judicial-race-remains-undecided-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counties-fail-to-complete-canvass-judicial-race-remains-undecided-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties fail to complete canvass; judicial race remains undecided &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcounties-fail-to-complete-canvass-judicial-race-remains-undecided-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d article \u2062discusses the North \u200dCarolina \u200cState Board of Elections&#8217; inability to complete the canvass by the Friday deadline, leaving several counties uncounted and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">crucial judicial race undecided<\/a>.\u2064 In particular, Republican Jefferson Griffin is poised to potentially unseat incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs in a\u2063 closely watched Supreme Court race,\u2062 with Griffin currently leading by 2,753 votes as of the last report. A total of \u200d13 counties\u2064 remain unofficial,\u200c with Wake County being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/axios-breitbart-news-readers-trumps-small-dollar-donors-steer-modern-gop-as-corporate-class-fades\/\" title=\"Axios: Breitbart News Readers, Trump&#039;s Small-Dollar Donors Steer &#039;Modern&#039; GOP as Corporate Class Fades\">largest voting bloc<\/a> still\u2063 unresolved. The counties that are set to\u200d reconvene to finish counting \u200dinclude Chatham, Craven, Cumberland, Forsyth, Randolph, and Yancey,\u200d among others. Despite these delays, two key House of Representatives \u2064races have been officially decided, maintaining the\u200b Republicans&#8217; majority. Riggs, who has been in judicial roles\u2063 since her appointment by Governor Roy Cooper, is seeking her\u200c first\u200c election victory in this race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Counties fail to complete canvass; judicial race remains undecided<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1883170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Friday&rsquo;s deadline of 5 p.m. came and went and the North Carolina State Board of Elections, led by a Democratic majority and Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell, indicated counties that did not meet it are at no penalty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Closely watched across the state is a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, where Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to unseat incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs. Early Friday evening, with 13 counties still unofficial, Griffin led by 2,753 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Wake County is the largest voting bloc still unofficial. Counties definitive to reconvene in meetings to finish on Monday are Chatham, Craven, Cumberland, Forsyth, Randolph and Yancey. Others at time of publication yet to finish are Brunswick, Durham, Halifax, Pasquotank, Sampson and Watauga.<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen of 100 counties were unofficial at the bewitching hour of 5, according to the website of the State Board of Elections.<\/p>\n<p>Riggs, a 14-year veteran of arguing cases and serving as an executive director for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper first to the state Court of Appeals and nine months later to the state Supreme Court. She&rsquo;s trying to win her first judicial election.<\/p>\n<p>Two pivotal races for the House of Representatives do have official decisions, pending if there are options exercised for recounts. Republicans have a 71-49 majority, same as Election Night, after official results showed incumbent Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, winning by 216 votes and Democratic challenger Bryan Cohn winning by 233 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The magic number of 72 from the 120-member chamber is significant because it is the minimum votes necessary to successfully override a veto from the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Cotham retained her seat in the District 105 race in Mecklenburg County over Democrat Nicole Sidman in a race with more than 54,000 votes cast. Cotham as a Democrat won election two years ago, then in the following April switched to the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>Cohn unseated Republican Rep. Rev. Frank Sossamon in District 32, which includes Granville and Vance counties along the Virginia border. More than 43,000 votes were tabulated, and the difference was 233, up from 182 on Election Night.<\/p>\n<p>Recounts for statewide races are allowed if the difference between the candidates is either less than 10,000 votes or 0.5% of votes cast, whichever is less. In non-statewide contests, such as the Senate and House races, the threshold is 1% or less of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-judge-orders-audit-of-147k-fulton-county-absentee-ballots\/\" title=\"Georgia Judge Orders Audit of 147K Fulton County Absentee Ballots\">total votes cast<\/a> after county canvass.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candidates eligible and wishing to request a recount have until noon Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Indications are that if Riggs and Sidman finish runner-up and are eligible, each would request a recount.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1883170\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1883170\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Counties miss canvass deadline; judicial race still undecided<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Voting-booth-vote-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45179,3776,45180,9711,32076],"class_list":["post-2370019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-canvass","tag-counties","tag-judicial-race","tag-undecided","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Voting-booth-vote-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370023,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370019\/revisions\/2370023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}