As long as there are citizens who are intellectually stunted enough to believe Trump that FEMA was stealing land from hurricane victims in NC, the state will be fertile ground for conspiracy theories like Griffin’s.
This is just plan nasty. I served 14 years as an election official at the precinct level in Durham and Wake Counties. I am familiar with the reasons for provisional ballots. However if a voter shows a vaild ID and is on current voter registration rolls his/her vote should count, period
If you cannot win fairly, then create your own rules. Griffin's main argument is that these ballots were cast by voters who did not properly register under North Carolina law.
The issue revolves around voters who registered using a form that predated the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 20022. This older form did not clearly mandate registrants to provide the last four digits of their Social Security number or their driver's license number. Griffin argues that these omissions make the registrations invalid. However, neither state law nor HAVA requires a Social Security number or a driver's license number as a prerequisite for voting. The state elections board dismissed Griffin’s claim due to a lack of evidence of actual voter ineligibility and inadequate notice to affected voters. (As Tom pointed out, these voters presented valid ID at the time of voting.) Despite this, Griffin has taken his case to the North Carolina Supreme Court, which has issued a temporary stay blocking the state elections board from certifying his electoral loss. The case is still pending, with significant implications for the democratic process and voter trust.
If Griffin is successful in this case, the State of NC will have to spend millions of taxpayer dollars and NC residents who registered following guidelines as they existed at the time will have to make another trip to local Board of Elections to re-register or be barred from voting in upcoming elections. This could make voting more difficult or impossible for some folks. This is better than gerrymandering for Republicans.
Yes Sandra, although it is surprising how some Republicans, while clutching a Bible and claiming to be Christians, engage in deceit and harm to others. The only genuine Christian I've seen in politics, is being buried today. He never used his faith as a shield while causing injury tom others.
Getting to the heart of the matter in paragraphs 7 & 8 to point out that Griffin's actions appear part of the "whittling down" of our Voting Rights Act of 1965, indicates Griffin is just another necrotic player in the "states' rights" game. A game that sounds benign but is anything but.... The states' rights game is the racket aimed at women losing reproductive freedom and the charade that "school choice/vouchers" is a good outcome when we know that is nothing but return to segregated schools creating conditions for the decay of our public schools. So I see a web of "whittling" away. And the stench, noxious.
Nice observation—many people often overlook it. The GOP has always backed the notion of state rights which traditionally argued for less federal government intervention in various aspects of life, including private matters. However, paradoxically, this has sometimes led to increased government involvement.
For example, states' rights advocates have pushed for policies that allow states to regulate issues like marriage, education, and healthcare, resulting in more localized government control over private lives. This includes laws and regulations affecting personal freedoms, such as reproductive rights, and religious expression.
When North Carolina embraced charter schools or the voucher system which is nothing more than public funding for individuals seeking to educate their kids in private schools, they effectively endorsed creating an educational system run by corporations, not the locally elected boards of education.
Those of us who remember Ronald Reagan recall his admonishment: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help!'"
This reminds me too much of Mitch McConnell denying President Obama the right to replace Scalia. In hindsight he should have put Garland on the court since the Senate refused to do its job and let someone force his removal. I feel the same way here, Governor Stein should proclaim that the election and recounts showed Riggs won and the state BOE declared her victorious. Judge Riggs take your seat on the court the decision is final. It’s way past time to play hardball with these clowns.
The Republicans in our state are working hard to destabilize our government by undermining our elections and robbing the Democrats of their voices. What actions can we take to let the justices know that we don't support their disenfranchizing of these votes and voters? Day by day we are feeling powerless to stop things, both in NC and at the Federal level. I truly appreciate Thomas Mills' persepctive, but I am looking for some actions that will help stem the tide of what is going on.
As long as there are citizens who are intellectually stunted enough to believe Trump that FEMA was stealing land from hurricane victims in NC, the state will be fertile ground for conspiracy theories like Griffin’s.
This is just plan nasty. I served 14 years as an election official at the precinct level in Durham and Wake Counties. I am familiar with the reasons for provisional ballots. However if a voter shows a vaild ID and is on current voter registration rolls his/her vote should count, period
If you cannot win fairly, then create your own rules. Griffin's main argument is that these ballots were cast by voters who did not properly register under North Carolina law.
The issue revolves around voters who registered using a form that predated the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 20022. This older form did not clearly mandate registrants to provide the last four digits of their Social Security number or their driver's license number. Griffin argues that these omissions make the registrations invalid. However, neither state law nor HAVA requires a Social Security number or a driver's license number as a prerequisite for voting. The state elections board dismissed Griffin’s claim due to a lack of evidence of actual voter ineligibility and inadequate notice to affected voters. (As Tom pointed out, these voters presented valid ID at the time of voting.) Despite this, Griffin has taken his case to the North Carolina Supreme Court, which has issued a temporary stay blocking the state elections board from certifying his electoral loss. The case is still pending, with significant implications for the democratic process and voter trust.
If Griffin is successful in this case, the State of NC will have to spend millions of taxpayer dollars and NC residents who registered following guidelines as they existed at the time will have to make another trip to local Board of Elections to re-register or be barred from voting in upcoming elections. This could make voting more difficult or impossible for some folks. This is better than gerrymandering for Republicans.
Republicans trying to cheat/win. They always try the smoke and mirrors approach. Nothing but con artists.
Yes Sandra, although it is surprising how some Republicans, while clutching a Bible and claiming to be Christians, engage in deceit and harm to others. The only genuine Christian I've seen in politics, is being buried today. He never used his faith as a shield while causing injury tom others.
Agree. He and Rosylyn were salt of the earth folks.
Getting to the heart of the matter in paragraphs 7 & 8 to point out that Griffin's actions appear part of the "whittling down" of our Voting Rights Act of 1965, indicates Griffin is just another necrotic player in the "states' rights" game. A game that sounds benign but is anything but.... The states' rights game is the racket aimed at women losing reproductive freedom and the charade that "school choice/vouchers" is a good outcome when we know that is nothing but return to segregated schools creating conditions for the decay of our public schools. So I see a web of "whittling" away. And the stench, noxious.
Nice observation—many people often overlook it. The GOP has always backed the notion of state rights which traditionally argued for less federal government intervention in various aspects of life, including private matters. However, paradoxically, this has sometimes led to increased government involvement.
For example, states' rights advocates have pushed for policies that allow states to regulate issues like marriage, education, and healthcare, resulting in more localized government control over private lives. This includes laws and regulations affecting personal freedoms, such as reproductive rights, and religious expression.
When North Carolina embraced charter schools or the voucher system which is nothing more than public funding for individuals seeking to educate their kids in private schools, they effectively endorsed creating an educational system run by corporations, not the locally elected boards of education.
Those of us who remember Ronald Reagan recall his admonishment: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help!'"
This reminds me too much of Mitch McConnell denying President Obama the right to replace Scalia. In hindsight he should have put Garland on the court since the Senate refused to do its job and let someone force his removal. I feel the same way here, Governor Stein should proclaim that the election and recounts showed Riggs won and the state BOE declared her victorious. Judge Riggs take your seat on the court the decision is final. It’s way past time to play hardball with these clowns.
Exactly
The Republicans in our state are working hard to destabilize our government by undermining our elections and robbing the Democrats of their voices. What actions can we take to let the justices know that we don't support their disenfranchizing of these votes and voters? Day by day we are feeling powerless to stop things, both in NC and at the Federal level. I truly appreciate Thomas Mills' persepctive, but I am looking for some actions that will help stem the tide of what is going on.