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Federal appeals judges try to untangle litigation over pending North Carolina court election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals panel exchanged arguments Monday with lawyers over a still-unresolved November election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat, immersed in jurisdictional questions over which courts should determine whether roughly 66,000 ballots should have been counted....
More legal briefs sought in unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday said it would hear more arguments involving an extremely close election in November for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat where the trailing candidate has argued that tens of thousands of ballots cast should not have been counted. ...
North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's highest court blocked on Tuesday the certification of a November election result for one of its own seats so it can review legal arguments by a trailing candidate who contends over 60,000 ballots that were cast shouldn't be counted. The...
Last North Carolina legislative races get finalized, confirming GOP loss of veto-proof control
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina General Assembly elections were finalized Monday as officials issued certificates to the winners in three close legislative races from November that later became subject to recounts and formal protests. This ministerial action by election...
