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Federal court lets state certification stand; Lisonbee Riggs certified and new NC elections director begins
Summary
During the May 29 meeting the board's director reported a federal court upheld the State Board of Elections' prior decision dismissing an election protest; the state certified the winning candidate after the challenger declined to appeal. The director also announced leadership and calendar updates from the State Board of Elections.
Dare County elections staff on May 29 summarized recent state and federal developments: a federal court upheld the North Carolina State Board of Elections' December decision to dismiss an election protest, the protester declined to appeal, the state issued a certificate of election, and the State Board has a new executive director.
In a director's report presented to the Dare County Board of Elections, staff said that on May 5 a federal court affirmed the state board's decision to dismiss the election protest brought by Jefferson Griffin in a November contest for North Carolina Supreme Court…
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