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A motion by the North Carolina State Board of Elections has removed a Republican state Supreme Court candidate's protest over 60,000 ballots to federal court.

Republican Jefferson Griffin has petitioned the North Carolina Supreme Court to intervene in his race for a seat on that court and order the state elections board to throw out more than 60,000 ballots.

The N.C. Supreme Court is the highest court in North Carolina where Republicans currently hold a 5-to-2 majority. This year, incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, will face Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.

North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to "fair elections." The judges wrote this week that a recent affirmation by the state Supreme Court that redistricting policy decisions are left to the General Assembly still applies.

On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued three rulings — spanning voter ID, redistricting, and voting access for people with felony convictions — that will have a deep impact on how the state conducts elections.

Registered Democrats hold a 4-3 advantage on the court, but Republicans would retake the majority with at least one win. The next edition of the Supreme Court could consider a host of divisive issues, including abortion, especially if Republican lawmakers gain veto-proof majorities in Raleigh so that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper can't easily stop laws.

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The State Supreme Court is considering whether North Carolina is required to provide free pre-kindergarten education to all of its students. Currently,…

The State Supreme Court is considering whether North Carolina is required to provide free pre-kindergarten education to all of its students. Currently,…

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