North Carolina Court Blocks Democratic Justice’s Election (1)

The North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the certification of reelection for one of its own sitting justices after multiple recounts.

The court’s five Republicans voted to delay certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ Seat 6 victory Tuesday in a three-page order, giving no reason for the pause. Riggs recused from the case, and the court’s other Democrat criticized her colleagues for the decision.

There “is no likelihood of success on the merits and the public interest requires that the Court not interfere with the ordinary course of democratic processes as set by statute and the state constitution,” she said. ...