N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race NYT | Top Stories By: Nick Corasaniti and Eduardo Medina 8 April 2025 at 03:55 A razor-close race for a seat on the court is the last 2024 statewide election in the nation to remain uncertified. © Robert Willett/The News & Observer, via Associated PressJudge Jefferson Griffin, who fell about 700 votes short of winning a State Supreme Court seat in November, is seeking to disqualify as many as 65,000 people’s ballots in the election.